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Muscovite from
Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Muscovite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite5
Quartz5
- var Smoky Quartz1
Microcline4
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:461401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:461401:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘEbisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘMiyazaki-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘShibukawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘNakatatsu mine, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘAbe river alluvials (Abekawa), Warabino, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
References
Endo, S. (2007) Chigaku Kenkyu, 56 (1), 17-23.
 
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