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Muscovite from
Fiveways Gold Mine, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Fiveways Gold Mine, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012965:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPeak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMount Pleasant Gold Mine, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHarmony Gold Mine (Contact; Baxter), Peak Hill, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘHit or Miss Gold Mine (Wilgeena; Wilson's Find), Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘSaint Crispin Mine, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Range manganese ore deposits, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Lights Mine, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘMikhaburra Gold Mine (Holden's Find), Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘFortnum Gold Mine, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘDeGrussa Copper Mine (DeGrussa Gold-Copper Mine; DeGrussa Mine), Doolgunna Station, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Pirajno, F., Occhipini, S.A. (1998), Geology of the Bryah, GSWA, 1998
 
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