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Muscovite from
Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden


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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
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Muscovite

Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Formation:Secondary
Comments:As pseudomorphs after topaz, to at least 8 cm.
Significance:Unusual or interesting association, relationships with other species, pseudomorphism etc. - see notes.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stripåsen pegmatite, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1987694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1987694:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStripåsen Mine, Häste ore field, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘMalmkärra Mine, Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘGarpenberg Södra Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLappberget deposit, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘGarpenberg Norra Mine, Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, Sweden
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘStor Mine, Öster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘKällgruvan, Öster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘÖster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘÖster Silvberg Mines, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘHerrgård Mine, Öster Silvberg mining district, Säter, Dalarna County, Sweden
References
Ted Johnson collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification
 
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