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Muscovite from
Tokwane pegmatites, Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
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 Tokwane pegmatites, Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1242451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1242451:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘBarberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘBarberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘSinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘFairview Mine, Bickenhall Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘZishineni, Sinceni West area, Sinceni pegmatite field, Sinceni Mountain, Lubombo Region, Eswatini
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘSheba Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘZwartkoppie anticline, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘNew Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘDorstbult Plantation, Carolina, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘNkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Maphalala, R. M.; Trumbull, R. B. (1998) A geochemical and Rb-Sr isotopic study of Archaean pegmatite dykes in the tin belt of Swaziland. South African Journal of Geology, 10 (1). 53-65
 
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