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Muscovite from
Selwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia


Locality type:Mine
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 Selwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:599772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:599772:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘMerlin Mo-Re zone (Merlin deposit), Mount Dore Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘAnswer Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPegmont Pb-Zn deposit (Pegmont Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘMount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘPlume prospect, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
46.3km (28.7 miles) ⓘMaramungee deposit, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘOsborne Mine (Osborne Cu-Au deposit), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘCannington Mine, McKinlay, McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘFairmile prospect, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
63.3km (39.4 miles) ⓘTrekelano Mine, Duchess, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Rotherham, J. F. (1997) A metasomatic origin for the iron-oxide Au-Cu Starra orebodies, Eastern Fold Belt, Mount Isa Inlier. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (3) 205-218 doi:10.1007/s001260050086
 
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