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Muscovite from
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite14
- var Cleavelandite6
Elbaite10
Beryl9
- var Morganite8
Quartz7
Tourmaline5
- var Indicolite2
- var Verdelite1
Fluorapatite2
Spodumene1
Topaz1
Beryllonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:774311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:774311:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘPachigram pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘLower Pasghushta deposit, Pasghushta pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘJamanak Mine, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘParun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘYaryghul pegmatites, Parun pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘKamdesh pegmatite, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘKantiwa pegmatite field, Parun District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘDiwuz pegmatite field, Watapur District, Kunar, Afghanistan
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘDara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘWarwarzu pegmatite, Kuran Wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
References
Lyckberg, P. (2011) Edelstein-Pegmatite in Afghanistan: Paprok. Mineralien-Welt: 22 (3): 46-57.
 
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