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Muscovite from
Piçarrão road, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Road
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 Piçarrão road, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:615008
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615008:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLimeira pegmatite, Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBelmont mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPiteiras Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘCapoeirana claim, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘPonte da Raiz mine, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘMorro Escuro pegmatite, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘJatobá pegmatite, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘCoité pegmatite, Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘAleixo pegmatite, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘConceição mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., Horn, A. H. (2000) Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 638-655 doi:10.1007/s001260050268
 
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