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Muscovite from
Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


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Verdite

Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Verdite

Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Verdite

Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Locality type:Town
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 Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1333690
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1333690:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Barberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Fairview Mine, Bickenhall Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Bien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
New Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Sheba Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Zwartkoppie anticline, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘFairview Mine, Bickenhall Farm, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSheba Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘZwartkoppie anticline, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBarberton Barite Drilling Project No. 2 borehole, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘNew Consort Mine, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘBien Venue deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘNkomati Mine, Uitkomst Complex, Waterval, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘMalalane, Nkomazi Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘTokwane pegmatites, Mbabane, Hhohho Region, Eswatini
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘDorstbult Plantation, Carolina, Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
References
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
 
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