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Muscovite from
Brattekleiv Feldspar Quarry (Lauvland 04), Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl15
- var Heliodor8
Monazite-(Ce)2
Pegmatite2
Feldspar Group1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brattekleiv Feldspar Quarry (Lauvland 04), Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257389:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLauvland 05a Feldspar Quarry, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLauvland 05b Feldspar Quarry (Storemyr 1), Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLauvland 03 Feldspar Quarry (Saga), Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLauvland 01 Feldspar Quarry (Skavdalen), Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLauvland 07 Feldspar Quarry, Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLauvland 08 Feldspar Quarry, Skavdalen, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLauvland 12 Feldspar Quarry, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLauvland 13 Feldspar Quarry, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLauvland 09 Feldspar Quarry, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLauvland 06 Feldspar Prospect, Lauvland, Evje og Hornnes, Agder, Norway
References
(n.d.) Olav Revheim collection.
(n.d.) Evje og Hornnes geomuseum Fennefoss Collection.
 
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