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Muscovite from
Eureka mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre de Cabdella, La Vall Fosca, Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
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 Eureka mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre de Cabdella, La Vall Fosca, Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1340887
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1340887:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘLes Collades ravine (Escales reservoir), Casterner de les Olles, Tremp, Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘd'en Genera cave (Geneva cave), Gurp, Tremp, Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘAnglade Mine, Salau, Seix, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘLa Fourque granodiorite outcrop, Salau, Seix, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘLiat mines, Vielha e Mijaran, Aran (Val d'Aran; Aran Valley), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘMargalida mine, Arres, Aran (Val d'Aran; Aran Valley), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘSolitaria mine, Arres, Aran (Val d'Aran; Aran Valley), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Arres, Aran (Val d'Aran; Aran Valley), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘEriasa Quarry, Bossòst (Bossost), Aran (Val d'Aran; Aran Valley), Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘPla Soulcem, Auzat, Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France
References
Castillo-Oliver, Montgarri, Melgarejo, Joan Carles, Torró, Lisard, Villanova-de-Benavent, Cristina, Campeny, Marc, Díaz-Acha, Yael, Amores-Casals, Sandra, Xu, Jingyao, Proenza, Joaquin, Tauler, Esperança (2019) Sandstone-Hosted Uranium Deposits as a Possible Source for Critical Elements: The Eureka Mine Case, Castell-Estaó, Catalonia. Minerals, 10 (1) 34 doi:10.3390/min10010034
 
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