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Muscovite from
Ossola quarry, Kappelrodeck, Kappelrodeck, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Ossola quarry, Kappelrodeck, Kappelrodeck, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1900559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1900559:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘRiesenwald quarry, Hinterohlsbach, Ohlsbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘSilberbrünnle Mine, Gengenbach, Gengenbach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMüllenbach U deposit, Baden-Baden, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘKatharina Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘClara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘWittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘAnton Mine, Heubach Valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘJohann Mine, Burgfelsen, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘHechtsberg quarry, Hausach, Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Metz, Rudolf (1977) Mineralogisch-landeskundliche Wanderungen im Nordschwarzwald, besonders in dessen alten Bergbaurevieren (2nd ed.). Moritz Schauenberg Verlag. 632 pp.
 
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