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Muscovite from
Mraconia Valley, Almăj Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania


Locality type:Valley
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 Mraconia Valley, Almăj Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:750427
Long-form Identifier:1:3:750427:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBats’ Cave (Pestera Liliecilor; Gura Ponicovei Cave; Ponicova Cave), Dubova, Mehedinti County, Romania
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘBozovici Cu-Mo deposit, Bănia, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSopot Cu-Mo deposit, Berzasca, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘCrişenilor brook skarn occurrence, Prigor, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘMajdanpek Mine, Majdanpek, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMoldova Nouă Mine, Moldova Nouă, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘPeştera Mare de la Balta, Balta, Mehedinti County, Romania
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘCiclova deposit (Csiklova deposit), Ciclova Română, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘBigar Hill, Žagubica, Braničevo District, Central Serbia, Serbia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘVeliki Krivelj Mine, Bor, Bor District, Central Serbia, Serbia
References
Abstracts Volume, p. 150-151.
M.A. Anason, E. Bilal, S. Marincea, D.G. Dumitras (2011): New X-ray data of the skarn mineralization from Mraconia perimeter, Romania. Joint Meeting of the DGK, DMG and ÖMG, Salzburg, Austria, September 20-24, 2011
Anason, M. A., Stefan, M., & Delia Georgeta, D. (2013). Mineralogical Description of the Skarn from Mraconia Valley, Almaj Mountains, Romania.
 
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