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Muscovite from
Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:563282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:563282:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘTeeli-Orgudyd deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘChaakhol REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Tuva, Russia
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘUlatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSouth Choza deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘNorth Choza deposit, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘUlatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘChailag-Khem deposit, Western Sayan range, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘAryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘUlug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
84.6km (52.5 miles) ⓘChergak deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
References
Nikiforov, A. V., Bolonin, A. V., Pokrovsky, B. G., Sugorakova, A. M., Chugaev, A. V., Lykhin, D. A. (2006) Isotope geochemistry (O, C, S, Sr) and Rb-Sr age of carbonatites in central Tuva. Geology of Ore Deposits, 48 (4) 256-276 doi:10.1134/s1075701506040027
 
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