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Muscovite from
Princess Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Princess Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45774:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHEC tunnel, Wilmot, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘAll Nations mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMoina Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘShepherd and Murphy Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘOakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘHellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
www.crocoite.com (2002) http://www.crocoite.com/locations/princessmoina.htm
 
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