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Muscovite from
Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite1
Garnet Group1
Apatite1
Quartz1
Tantalite1
Molybdenite1
Spodumene1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:842119
Long-form Identifier:1:3:842119:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAl Hayat claim, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘPython Eggs pegmatite, Masvingo District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘRenco Mine, Masvingo District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘBepe I pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘBepe II pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
References
Tyndale-Biscoe, R. (1951) The geology of the Bikita tin-field, Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 54(1): 11-23. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_2070
Černý, P., Anderson, A. J., Tomascak, P. B., Chapman, R. (2003) Geochemical and morphological features of beryl from the Bikita granitic pegmatite, Zimbabwe. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (4) 1003-1011 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.4.1003
 
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