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Muscovite from
Woodstock Iron-Manganese mine, Wakefield Parish, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Woodstock Iron-Manganese mine, Wakefield Parish, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:890010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:890010:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMeduxnekeag River North Branch Garnet Locality, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘPoplar Mountain (Golden Ridge), North Lake Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘUpper Maple Mountain manganese prospect, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘCollins Ridge Locality, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘLower Maple Mountain Manganese Prospect, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘPorcupine Hill, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘSisson Brook deposit, Douglas Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘZealand Station Be-Mo deposit, Bright Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘLake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
68.2km (42.3 miles) ⓘDudley Mine (Dudley manganese prospect), Castle Hill, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
References
Heinrich, E. William (1962) Sursassite from New Brunswick. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (2) 291-300
 
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