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Muscovite from
Wolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Molybdenite1
Scheelite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:77906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:77906:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGranite quarry (Röthenbach quarry), Wildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘTurmalin outcrop (Turmalinschurf Irfersgrün), Hirschfeld, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘWildenau, Steinberg, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Neumark, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘGleesberg Quarry, Bad Schlema, Aue-Bad Schlema, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘFahsel quarry, Blauenthal, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘStreuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘTannenberg Mine (Shaft 176), Schneckenstein, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘTheuma quarry, Theuma, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘŠindelová, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
References
Bernard, J. H., Skvor, V. (1980) The reactivation of the ancient massif and metallogeny; the example of the Bohemian Massif. Economic Geology, 75 (2) 251-259 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.2.251
Weber, H. (1992) Die Wolframitgrube Pechtelsgrün im Kirchberger Granit des sächsischen Vogtlands [The Pechtelsgrün wolframite mine in the Kirchberg granite of the Saxon Vogtland]. Lapis, 17 (7-8). 26-33
 
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