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Muscovite from
Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway


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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
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Muscovite

Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Gloserheia, Froland, Agder, Norway
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:365896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:365896:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘKleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘGrasås Feldspar Quarry, Austre Moland, Arendal, Agder, Norway
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘHella 1 Feldspar Quarry, Helle, Stokken, Arendal, Agder, Norway
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘAlviken Feldspar Quarry, Stokken, Arendal, Agder, Norway
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘTrevanntoppen, Frolands Verk, Froland, Agder, Norway
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMørefjær Feldspar Quarry (Mörefjer), Stokken, Arendal, Agder, Norway
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘJensen's Feldspar Quarry, Holt, Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘEnderbitic vein, Havsøya, Arendal, Agder, Norway
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMassævatnet 1, Hinnebu, Mykland, Froland, Agder, Norway
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘRustfjellet South, Gunnerslått, Froland, Agder, Norway
References
Åmli, Reidar (1975) Mineralogy and rare earth geochemistry of apatite and xenotime from the Gloserheia granite pegmatite, Froland, southern Norway. American Mineralogist, 60 (7-8). 607-620
Baadsgaard, H., Chaplin, C., & Griffin, W. L. (1984). Geochronology of the Gloserheia pegmatite, Froland, southern Norway. Norsk geologisk tidsskrift, 64 (2), 111-119.
 
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