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Muscovite from
Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


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Muscovite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
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Muscovite, etc.

Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Dravite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sítio do Castelo Mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917896
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917896:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘMelo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘRoto-Bote quarry, Vila Franca da Serra, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘBom Sucesso No. 4 quarry, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘVila Seca Mine, Vila Seca, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCabris Mine, União de freguesias de Corujeira e Trinta, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘCova da Raposa Mine, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘAlvarrões Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCorvaceira quarry, Corvaceira, Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘGonçalo Sul C 70 Mine, Gonçalo, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSandiães, Castelo de Penalva, Penalva do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal
References
Idoia Garate-Olabe,Encarnacion Roda-Robles,Pedro-Pablo Gil-Crespo, Alfonso Pérez,Romeu Vieira, Alexandra Lima, Estudio Textural y Mineralogico del Dique de Cuarzo con Fosfatos de Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal) Macle N°16 junio 2012 revista de la sociedad espanola de mineralogia
 
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