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Muscovite from
Kal'makyr ore body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan


Locality type:Ore Body
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 Kal'makyr ore body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007617
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007617:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘKyzata Mine, Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘSary Cheku Mine, Ohangaron District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘPay-Bulak deposit (Paybulak deposit), Altyn-Topkan ore field (Zarnisor ore field), Mastchoh District, Sughd, Tajikistan
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘSardob deposit, Altyn-Topkan ore field (Zarnisor ore field), Mastchoh District, Sughd, Tajikistan
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘAltyn-Topkan deposit (Altyntopkan deposit; Altyn-Topkan Mine; Zarnisor deposit; Zarnisori Shimoli deposit; Northern Zarnisor deposit), Altyn-Topkan ore field (Zarnisor ore field), Mastchoh District, Sughd, Tajikistan
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘTashbulak deposit, Altyn-Topkan ore field (Zarnisor ore field), Mastchoh District, Sughd, Tajikistan
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘKanjol Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Mastchoh District, Sughd, Tajikistan
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBiryuzakan deposit, Ghafurov District, Sughd, Tajikistan
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘAdrasman Mine, Adrasmon (Adrasman), Ghafurov District, Sughd, Tajikistan
References
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
Kang, Chan-Ung, Ji, Seung-Eun, Pabst, Thomas, Choi, Kung-Won, Khan, Moonis Ali, Kumar, Rahul, Krishnaiah, Prakash, Han, Yosep, Jeon, Byong-Hun, Kim, Do-Hyeon (2021) Copper Extraction from Oxide Ore of Almalyk Mine by H2SO4 in Simulated Heap Leaching: Effect of Particle Size and Acid Concentration. Minerals, 11 (9) 1020 doi:10.3390/min11091020
 
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