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Muscovite from
Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Minasgeraisite-(Y)11
Microcline9
Milarite6
Albite3
Chernovite-(Y)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7945:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
30.5km (18.9 miles) Limeira pegmatite, Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
31.8km (19.8 miles) Piçarrão road, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
35.3km (22.0 miles) Coité pegmatite, Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.2km (22.5 miles) Aleixo pegmatite, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.2km (22.5 miles) Capoeirana claim, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.6km (22.7 miles) Piteiras Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
37.8km (23.5 miles) Canta Galo mine, Nova Era, Minas Gerais, Brazil
39.8km (24.7 miles) Belmont mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.0km (26.7 miles) Jatobá pegmatite, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.0km (27.3 miles) Providência farm, Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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