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Muscovite from
Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Complex
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 Brandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647429:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘUis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘSorris Sorris Farm 186, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘThree Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘFrans prospect, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘGoantagab prospect, Goedgenoeg Farm 526, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘBrandberg West Mine, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘAis (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘKwaggaspan plugs, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Orris, Greta J.; Grauch, Richard I.; Grauch, R. I.; Orris, G. J. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189 doi:10.3133/ofr02189
 
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