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Muscovite from
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


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 La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1825364
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1825364:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘVeta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘEl Jardín mine, Sierra Jardín, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘPortezuelo de Pajas Blancas deposit, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘCerillos Mine, Quebrada Seca, Caldera, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
53.8km (33.5 miles) ⓘLos Azules mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘAmolanas mine, Sierra Jardín, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘGalleguillos mine, Galleguillos, Caldera, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘViva Chile Mine, Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘSan Samuel Mine ("San Manuel Mine"), Carrera Pinto, Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
References
Seymour, N.M.; Real, I.del; Canales, A.; Stein, H.; Yang, G.; Camacho, J. (2025) Geological, structural, and temporal framework of hematite-rich IOCG mineralization at La Farola deposit in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, Chile. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (5). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102112
 
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