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Muscovite from
Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Andalusite1
Biotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1222010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1222010:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBrukunga Quarry, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘWheal Ellen, Strathalbyn, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBalhannah Copper and Bismuth Mine, Balhannah, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘSailors Gully, Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘMount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘPara Wirra Mica Mine (Para Wirra Mica Deposit), Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘAustralian Industrial Minerals mine, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘPara River South, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Pollock, Meaghan V.; Spry, Paul G.; Tott, Katherine A.; Koenig, Alan; Both, Ross A.; Ogierman, Joseph (2018) The origin of the sediment-hosted Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, South Australia: Mineralogical considerations. Ore Geology Reviews, 95. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.02.017
 
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