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Muscovite from
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden


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Muscovite, etc.

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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Muscovite, etc.

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Muscovite

Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite9
Quartz8
Spodumene3
Tourmaline2
- var Verdelite2
Triphylite1
- var Ferrisicklerite1
Fluorapatite1
- var Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite1
Heterosite1
Lepidolite1
Hagendorfite-Varulite Series1
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436675
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436675:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘYtterbodliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBjörkdal Mine, Sandfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘHebbersfors (Häbbersfors), Sandfors, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBoliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘMångfallberget, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘLångdal mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘKankberg mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘÅkerberg mine, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘÅkulla Au-Te deposit, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘRenström Mine, Boliden, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
References
Quensel, Percy, Gabrielson, Olof (1939) Minerals of the Varuträsk Pegmatite. XIV. The Tourmaline Group. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 61 (1). 63-90 doi:10.1080/11035893909446034
Lynch, Edward P.; Szentpéteri, Krisztián; Andersson, Joel B.H.; Kuusela, Janne; Sadeghi, Martiya; Bauer, Tobias E. (2025) Lithium-caesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic central Fennoscandian Shield (Sweden and Finland): A review of geological characteristics and assessment of mineral system commonalities. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106739 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106739
 
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