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Muscovite from
Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia


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Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Fuchsite

Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Fuchsite, etc.

Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Fuchsite

Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Fuchsite, etc.

Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
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Fuchsite

Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, 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 Mount Regal mine, Mount Regal, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010101:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘTom Well prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘElizabeth Hill Mine (Elizabeth Hills Mine; Elizabeth Hill Silver mine), Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘYannery Hill Copper mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘWhundo Copper Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘSullam prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘMount Hall pegmatite field, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘSalt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
References
Fetherston, J. Michael; Stocklmayer, Susan M.; Stocklmayer, Vernon C. (2013) Gemstones of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 25 (1st ed.). Geological Survey of Western Australia 306pp.
 
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