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Muscovite from
Yeelirrie Deposit, Yeelirrie Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Yeelirrie Deposit, Yeelirrie Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1437424
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1437424:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘKingfisher Gold Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘMount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘWiluna Mining Project, Wiluna, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘBulletin Mine, Wiluna Mining Project, Wiluna, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘJones Creek pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘKathleen Backhills pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘParoo Station Project, Wiluna, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘKathleen townsite pegmatites, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘMain Road tin pegmatite (Kathleen pegmatite; MC34 pegmatite), Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘMossbecker Gold Mine, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Cameron, E. (1990) Yeelirrie Uranium Deposit, Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. AusIMM Melbourne Mono 14: 2: 1625-1629.
 
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