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Muscovite from
Serbug Co (Serbug Tso; Saibu Cuo), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China


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 Serbug Co (Serbug Tso; Saibu Cuo), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012162:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘNancuo, Xainza Co. (Shenzha Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘGuojialin lake, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘGyarab Punco (Gyarab Puntso), Shuanghu Co., Nagqu, Tibet, China
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘDagze Co (Dagze Tso; Daze Cuo), Shuanghu Co., Nagqu, Tibet, China
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘSiling Co (Siling Tso; Selin Cuo), Xainza Co. (Shenzha Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘKongco Granitic Porphyry Dykes, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘShangxu Au deposit, Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘZanzongcuo, Xainza Co. (Shenzha Co.), Nagqu, Tibet, China
References
Chang Xu (1985): Scientia Geologica Sinica 1(1), 87-96
 
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