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Muscovite from
Majestic gold prospect (Imperial), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
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 Majestic gold prospect (Imperial), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1023948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1023948:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘMount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘTransfind Mine, Randalls, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘDaisy-Milano Gold Mine (Daisy-Milano Complex), Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘCarnilya Hill Ni Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘTaurus South gold prospects, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘStrathfield Gold Mine (North Strathfield; Castle Corner; Storm King; Stratford), Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘBoorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘRogan Josh prospect, Mount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Steadman, Jeffrey A., Large, Ross R., Davidson, Garry J., Bull, Stuart W., Thompson, Jay, Ireland, Trevor R., Holden, Peter (2014) Paragenesis and composition of ore minerals in the Randalls BIF-hosted gold deposits, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Implications for the timing of deposit formation and constraints on gold sources. Precambrian Research, 243. 110-132 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2014.01.002
 
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