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Muscovite from
Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in the Wortel formation of the Bushmanland Group.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68661
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68661:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain (Swartberg mine), Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘGaidip Farm 146, Karasburg West, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘGoodhouse-Vioolsdrift area, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘHoums Rivier Farm 133, Karasburg West, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘAggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘZebrakop pegmatite, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘSpodumene Kop I pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘWitkop pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘGamsberg zinc mine, Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘNorabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
Schoch, A. E., Beukes, G. J., Praekelt, H. E. (1985) A natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 29-34
 
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