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Muscovite from
Comet Quartz, Laurier Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada


Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Comet Quartz, Laurier Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:908966
Long-form Identifier:1:3:908966:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘSausage Lake Pit, Laurier Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBell-Tough Mica Occurrence, Lount Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSheehan beryl occurrence, Butt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘNipissing amazonite occurrence, Patterson Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘWilliam Elliott claim (Mica Lake), Butt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘRyan Mann and Sheehan claims, Butt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘBullock occurrence, Butt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘNipissing mica mine (Durrell Bay), Patterson Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘNorth interchange roadcut, Burk's Falls highway roadcuts, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘHayes property (Eau Claire), Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
References
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