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Muscovite from
Paris Gold Mine, Lake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie 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 Paris Gold Mine, Lake Cowan Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1503667
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1503667:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘDawn View pegmatites, Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘJunction Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘSaint John pegmatites, Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.8km (13.0 miles) ⓘBinneringie Tantalite (Bald Hill pegmatites; Woodline pegmatites), Binneringie Station, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘVictory-Defiance Gold Mine (Victory mine; Defiance mine; N31; Conqueror Lode), St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘBellerophon-Nelson Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘRevenge Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘBelleisle Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘWannaway Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘSinclair Caesium Deposit, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Jones, S. (2016) Revised Paris Project Mining Proposal, Version 2, M15/497 & M15/498. Prepared for GBF Paris Operations.
 
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