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Muscovite from
Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia


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Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
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Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
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Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
01029410017368400653616.jpg
Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
06049660017272727836004.jpg
Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
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Muscovite

Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Smoky Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Hill quarry, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418293:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘFitzpatricks Reef (Slippery Creek Reef), Duckmaloi, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Larrys Hill Mine; Hopeful Mine), Wisemans Creek, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMount David Gold Mine (Mount Maude Mine), Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘYerranderie, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘKempfield Barytes Mine (Kempfield deposit), Kempfield, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘMcPhillamys Project, Blayney, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘCarcoar Mine (Carcoar cobalt mine; Wilsons mine; Wilsons quarry), Carcoar, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘBrown's Creek Gold Mine, Browns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
75.1km (46.6 miles) ⓘBrowns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘKennedy & Cash Mine, Mount McDonald, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Cendón, Daniel I., Graham, Ian T., Colchester, David, M, Pogson, Ross E., Austen, Douglas (2004) Smoky quartz and associated minerals from Blue Hill quarry, Oberon, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (2) 47-52
 
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