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Muscovite from
Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama (Tanokami-yama), Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan


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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
K Feldspar5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sasamagadake, Tanakami-yama (Tanokami-yama), Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1210660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1210660:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘOtani mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘYunohana, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘHirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Yunoyama-onsen, Komono town, Mie District, Mie Prefecture, Japan
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘYamato Mine (Yamato-suigin Mine), Uda City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘTada mine (Tada-gin-douzan; Tada-ginzan; Tada silver-copper mine), Inagawa-cho, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘKaneuchi mine, Kyotamba, Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘMount Tagami, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘHiraki mine, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘMisen River, Omine Mountains, Tenkawa village, Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan
References
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