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Muscovite from
Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal


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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite2
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series1
Orthoclase1
Melanterite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154461:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite quarry, Maçainhas, Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Portugal
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘVela Sudoeste quarry, Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGonçalo Sul C 70 Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAlvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘCabris Mine, União de freguesias de Corujeira e Trinta, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMelo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘRoto-Bote quarry, Vila Franca da Serra, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘArgimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘGranite outcrop, União de Freguesias de Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal
References
Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther; Rewitzer, Christian (1991) Bendada - ein Phospatpegmatit im Mittelteil Portugals [Bendada - a phosphate pegmatite in central Portugal]. Lapis, 16 (5). 21-33; 50
 
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