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Muscovite from
Melbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
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 Melbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998930
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998930:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘKintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘThe Piggery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘPotosi Silver Peak Mine (Silver Peak Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘFlying Doctor mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPiesses Knob (Broken Hill United), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘSouth Parnell Mine, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘWilson's quarry (Wilson's pegmatite), Thackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘThackaringa District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Mines of the Broken Hill District
 
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