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Muscovite from
Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


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 Gays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569779:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘScheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘCaribou gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘWest Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMontague gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBeaverdam gold mine (Beaver Dam mine), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘBayer's Lake pegmatites (north), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘGovernor Lake pegmatite, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘBayer's Lake pegmatites (south), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘHighway 103 roadcuts, Hubley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘFifteen Mile Stream gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Kontak, Daniel J.
Farrar, Edward
Kontak, Daniel J., Farrar, Edward, McBride, Sandra L. (1994) 40Ar/39Ar dating of fluid migration in a Mississippi Valley-type deposit; the Gays River Zn-Pb deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 89 (7). 1501-1517 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501
 
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