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Muscovite from
Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland


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Muscovite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
09787920017370273738151.jpg
Muscovite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
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Muscovite

Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43545:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Alfredo Quarry, Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘCama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘColonnello pegmatite dyke, Leggia Valley, Leggia, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPizzo Paglia pegmatite dyke, Leggia Valley, Leggia, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘIragna, Lodrino, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMonti di Daro, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMater de Paia, Dosso del Liro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCima di Gagela, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPizzo Martello, Dosso del Liro, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘTrescolmen whiteschist outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘTrescolmen quartzite outcrop, Mesocco, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
References
Weibel, Max; Graeser, Stefan; Oberholzer, Walter F.; Stalder, Hans-Anton; Gabriel, Walter (1990) Die Mineralien der Schweiz [The minerals of Switzerland] (5th ed.). Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland. p.1-222. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-7132-7
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.474
 
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