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Muscovite from
Isabel Quarry (La Saludadora Quarry; La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stokesite46
Albite46
Quartz36
- var Smoky Quartz36
Microcline35
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Isabel Quarry (La Saludadora Quarry; La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:789766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:789766:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLos Alisos W Quarry (La Cabrera pluton), Valdemanco, Community of Madrid, Spain
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘLa Cabrera pluton, La Cabrera, Community of Madrid, Spain
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCuesta de la Plata Mine (Mónica Mine; Indiana Mine), Bustarviejo, Community of Madrid, Spain
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Rancajales, San Pedro Massif, Soto del Real, Community of Madrid, Spain
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘArroyo de la Yedra, Manzanares el Real, Community of Madrid, Spain
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘLa Garita Stream, Horcajuelo de la Sierra, Community of Madrid, Spain
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘLas Cabañuelas Mine (El Canchal Mine), Hoyo de Manzanares, Community of Madrid, Spain
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘLa Primera Mine (Cabeza Líjar), Guadarrama, Community of Madrid, Spain
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘOtero de Herreros area, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘSanta Cecilia Mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
References
Tánago, José González del, Lozano, Rafael Pablo, Larios, Alfredo, Iglesia, Angel La (2012) Stokesite crystals from La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 43 (4) 499-508
 
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