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Muscovite from
Yeniköy-Kocaeli area, Şarköy District, Tekirdag Province, Turkey


Locality type:Area
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 Yeniköy-Kocaeli area, Şarköy District, Tekirdag Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000896:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘKestanelik deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘSahinli deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘDikmen porphyry Au–Mo–Cu mineralization, Biga District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAgi Dagi prospect, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘYolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘMaden Deresi, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘBıçkı Tepe, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘMuratlar silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
References
Şentürk, K., and Okay, A. (1981-82): Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute of Turkey, Foreign Edition, 97-98, 72-75.
 
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