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Muscovite from
Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK


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Muscovite

Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
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Muscovite

Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
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Muscovite

Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal3
Fluorite3
Jeanbandyite1
Arsenopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101005:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘNew Consols (New Great Consols; New Wheal Martha; Great Wheal Martha; Wheal Martha), Luckett, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘWheal Florence (Mary and Florence Consols; Florence and Tonkin United Mine), Callington Consols, Callington, Cornwall, England, UK
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘStoke Climsland Consols (?), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRedmoor Mine (East Cornwall United Mines), Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘGreystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘWest Rosedown Mine (The Caradon), Marke Valley Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
13.8km (8.5 miles) ⓘDarley Mine (North Phoenix Mine), Darley, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘMerrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSouth Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘPhoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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