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Muscovite from
Storhammaren, Kvesjøen, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Storhammaren, Kvesjøen, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1593196
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1593196:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘØstnes Prospect, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘLangvika, Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘTången, Lilla Blåsjön, Frostviken, Strömsund, Jämtland County, Sweden
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘTjeliken eclogite, Strömsund, Jämtland County, Sweden
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘSkorovass Mines, Skorovatn, Namsskogan, Trøndelag, Norway
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘGjersvik Mine, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘLill-Juthatten Uranium deposit (Lilljuthatten), Krokom, Jämtland County, Sweden
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘSkiftesmyr Copper-Zinc Deposit, Grong, Trøndelag, Norway
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘKolsvik gold field (Bindalen gold field), Bindal, Nordland, Norway
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘKalklavdalsvatnet Gold Prospect, Brønnøy, Nordland, Norway
References
Bucher, K., de Capitani, C., Grapes, R. (2005) The development of a margarite-corundum blackwall by metasomatic alteration of a slice of mica schist in ultramafic rock, Kvesjöen, Norwegian Caledonides. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (1) 129-156 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.1.129
 
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