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Muscovite from
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia


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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
03169540017271987048260.jpg
Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
08165490017271981451133.jpg
Muscovite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
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Muscovite, etc.

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:365.7 ± 1.2 Ma
Minimum recorded age:362.8 ± 1 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1362.8 ± 1 MaLate/Upper Devonian - Ar-Ar
2365.7 ± 1.2 MaLate/Upper Devonian - Ar-Ar
3365.7 ± 4.6 MaLate/Upper Devonian - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Maas, R., Phillips, D., Plimer, I. R. (2008) Lake Boga Granite, northwestern Victoria: mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (3) 281-299 doi:10.1080/08120090701769449
2 -
Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Maas, R., Phillips, D., Plimer, I. R. (2008) Lake Boga Granite, northwestern Victoria: mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (3) 281-299 doi:10.1080/08120090701769449
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Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Maas, R., Phillips, D., Plimer, I. R. (2008) Lake Boga Granite, northwestern Victoria: mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (3) 281-299 doi:10.1080/08120090701769449
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz19
- var Smoky Quartz12
Orthoclase11
Albite7
Fluorapatite6
- var Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite1
Torbernite5
Cyrilovite3
Saléeite3
Microcline3
Anatase2
Hematite2
Topaz2
Azurite1
Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series1
Biotite1
Metatorbernite1
Crandallite1
Sampleite1
Siderite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67148
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67148:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘWycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia
74.1km (46.0 miles) ⓘMount Hope, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘPyramid Hill granite quarry (Mawson's Quarry), Pyramid Hill, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. - Eds. (1993) Phosphate Minerals of Victoria. Special Publication 3. Mineralogical Society of Victoriapp.14-27
Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Kolitsch, U., Mumme, W. G., Grey, I. E. (2008) Lakebogaite, CaNaFe3+2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2(H2O)8, a new uranyl phosphate with a unique crystal structure from Victoria, Australia. American Mineralogist, 93 (4) 691-697 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2706
 
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