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Muscovite from
Wyloo Quarry, Wyloo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
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 Wyloo Quarry, Wyloo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1018194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1018194:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz Vein, Glen Florrie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘSlate Bore (South Hardey River), Wyloo Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘNanutarra White Marble Quarry, Nanutarra Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘCane River Mine (Cane Hill mine; Cano; Highams), Mount Stuart Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘMount Alexander-Kilba Well, Nanutarra Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘNanutarra Pb-Au Mine, Nanutarra Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘRange Well East prospect, Mount Minnie Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘMundong Well North-East, Mundong Well (Elizabeth River), Barradale, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘPeter and Georges (Pete and Georges shear), Mundong Well (Elizabeth River), Barradale, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘMonte Carlo, Mundong Well (Elizabeth River), Barradale, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Fetherston, J. Michael (2010) Dimension stone in Western Australia: Volume 2 - Dimension stones of the Southern, Central Western, and Northern Regions. Mineral Resources Bulletin 24. Geological Survey of Western Australia 218pp.
 
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