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Muscovite from
Valdres Slate Quarry, Melbybråten, Øystre Slidre, Innlandet, Norway


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 Valdres Slate Quarry, Melbybråten, Øystre Slidre, Innlandet, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1094956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1094956:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘTurufjellvegen, Ål, Buskerud, Norway
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘBerdalsbandet Pegmatites, Hurrungane, Berdalen, Luster, Vestland, Norway
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘNygard Quarry, Hunndalen, Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘNetoseter Quarry, Bøverdalen, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
87.8km (54.6 miles) ⓘLauvåsen Mine, Nore og Uvdal, Buskerud, Norway
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘSøre Lia Quarry, Otta River, Lom, Innlandet, Norway
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘHestbrepiggan area, Skjåk, Innlandet, Norway
References
Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse. Natursteindatabasen. Forekomstområde 544 - 601. Valdres [Updated 25.nov 2011]
 
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