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Muscovite from
Cala Francese Quarries, La Maddalena Island, La Maddalena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy


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 Cala Francese Quarries, La Maddalena Island, La Maddalena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:385986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:385986:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘLu Patenti Quarry, Mt. Mazzolu, Arzachena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘBaja Sardinia, Arzachena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘCapo Ferro, Arzachena, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘMt. Plebi, Olbia, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPriatu Quarries, Sant'Antonio di Gallura, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMontiggiu Nieddu, Golfo Aranci, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘPunta Sirenella, Olbia, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘFurru e Conca Quarries, Calangianus, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘMount Limbara, Giogantinu and Balistreri Peaks, Tempio Pausania, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘLu Laccheddu, Oschiri, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
Billows, E. (1941): I minerali della Sardegna ed i loro giacimenti. Sardegna Mineraria, Istituto per gli studi Sardi, Regia Università di Cagliari.
 
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