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Muscovite from
Pilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
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 Pilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:979376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:979376:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGreen's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘPilgangoora Goldfield, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLynas Find Gold Mine, Pilgangoora Goldfield, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘDragon Stone prospect, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘBeryl Group, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘLewis Rock Hole pegmatite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘStannum West prospect, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘSulphur Springs prospect, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Jacobson, Mark Ivan, Calderwood, Mark Andrew, Grguric, Benjamin Alexander (2007) Guidebook to the pegmatites of Western Australia. Hesperian Press.
Aylmore, M. G., Merigot, K., Rickard, W. D., Evans, N. J., McDonald, B. J., Catovic, E., & Spitalny, P. (2018). Assessment of a spodumene ore by advanced analytical and mass spectrometry techniques to determine its amenability to processing for the extraction of lithium. Minerals Engineering, 119, 137-148.
 
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