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Muscovite from
Hyakule pegmatite, Sankhuwasabha District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal


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 Hyakule pegmatite, Sankhuwasabha District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:932562
Long-form Identifier:1:3:932562:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘYamrang Pegmatite, Ikhabu Pegmatite Field, Phaktanglung, Taplejung District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘChhirling Khola Cu prospect, Bhojpur District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘMount Everest, Khumbupasanglahmu, Solukhumbu District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘHermit's Gorge, Tingri Co. (Dingri Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘBering Khola-Sunmai–Sukininda Khola polymetallic prospect, Ilam District, P1 Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
References
Simmons, William B., Falster, Alexander U., Laurs, Brendan M. (2011) A survey of Mn-rich yellow tourmaline from worldwide localities and implications for the petrogenesis of granitic pegmatites, in Tourmaline: An ideal indicator of its host environment. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (1) 301-319 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.1.301
 
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