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Muscovite from
Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl1
Chalcopyrite1
Molybdenite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tin mine, Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77469
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77469:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘMoldava deposit, Moldava, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘKnöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSadisdorf, Dippoldiswalde, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBarbora adit, Knöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘVečerní Hvězda adit, Knöttel area, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘOelsener Höhe, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMarkersbach granite, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘLoučná, Lom, Most District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘAltväter samt Eschig Mine, Sayda, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘKaolinitic sand deposit, Dolni Zálezly, Ústí nad Labem District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
References
Jahn, Steffen (1999) Größte Zinnlagerstätte Mitteleuropas: Geologie, Bergbaugeschichte und Mineralien von Altenberg in Sachsen [Largest tin deposit in Central Europe: Geology, mining history and minerals from Altenberg in Saxony]. Mineralien-Welt, 10 (2). 17-39
Schilka, Wolfgang (2000) Zinnerlagerstätte Altenberg in Sachsen - Die Mineralienfunde in der letzen Betriebsperiode von 1978 bis 1991 [Altenberg tin ore deposit in Saxony - The mineral discoveries in the last operating period from 1978 to 1991]. Mineralien Welt, 11 (2). 22-27
 
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