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Muscovite from
Alba 1 Quarry, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain


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Muscovite, etc.

Alba 1 Quarry, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
06490810017272044606507.jpg
Muscovite, etc.

Alba 1 Quarry, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
06490810017272044606507.jpg
Muscovite, etc.

Alba 1 Quarry, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alba 1 Quarry, Oliva de Plasencia, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:721235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:721235:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘLos Santos W deposit, Los Santos, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘVillasrubias project, Villasrubias, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘLa Canalita Sn-rich pegmatitic dykes, Peñaparda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘÁguila area (Fé mine), Saelices el Chico, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘMatamala Mine, Matilla de los Caños del Río, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘAtalaya Mine, Matilla de los Caños del Río, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘMimosa Mine, Aldehuela de la Bóveda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘValdeflórez (Valdeflores; San José de Valdeflores Mine; San José de Valdeflórez Mine), Sierra de la Mosca, Cáceres, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘCastañar Cave, Castañar de Ibor, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘEl Cubito Mine (Grupo minero Las Españas), Carrascal de Barregas, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2016) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Fundación Gómez Pardo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. 399pp.
 
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