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Muscovite from
Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferronigerite-2N1S4
Cassiterite2
Zinconigerite-2N1S1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786290
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786290:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Karlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘKarlowa Pegmatite, Uis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘUis Pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘThree Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘAis (Ais Dome), Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘSorris Sorris Farm 186, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘKwaggaspan plugs, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘGoantagab prospect, Goedgenoeg Farm 526, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘKlein Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘFrans prospect, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘGross Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
References
Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2007): Namibia. Mineralien und Fundstellen. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag, Haltern: 417 (in English).
 
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