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Muscovite from
Lahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary


Locality type:Hill
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 Lahóca Hill, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011357:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘDarnó Hill, Sirok, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘRecsk Mine (Deep Level), Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘKárolytáró, Gyöngyösoroszi, Gyöngyös District, Heves County, Hungary
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRágyincs Valley, Dédestapolcsány, Kazincbarcika District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘKonrádovce quarry, Konrádovce, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘLillafüred, Miskolc, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘBagoly Hill, Bükkszentkereszt, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
56.7km (35.3 miles) ⓘBreznička asbestos deposit, Breznička, Poltár District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘŠankovce, Gemerská Ves, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘMagnesite deposit, Podrečany, Lučenec District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
References
Földessy, J., Hartai, É., & Kupi, L. (2008). NEW DATA ABOUT THE LAHÓCA HIGH SULFIDA-TION MINERALIZATION. Recsk and Lahóca, Geology of the Paleogene Ore Complex, Proceedings of the University of Miskolc, Series A, Mining, 73, 129-143.
Alwani, Naji, Szabó, Péter, Horváth-Mezőfi, Zsuzsanna, Jókainé Szatura, Zsuzsanna, Ban, My, Nguyen, Quang Duc, Hitka, Géza (2025) Comparative Analysis of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Waste Rock and Tailings: A Case Study from the Recsk Mining Area, Hungary. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040360
 
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