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Muscovite from
Burgerwiesen pegmatite occurrence, Altenburg, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Burgerwiesen pegmatite occurrence, Altenburg, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952199:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘVorderleitner quarry, Fuchsberggraben, Irnfritz-Messern, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘGraphite mine, Röhrenbach, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘDoppelbachgraben (Tobelbachgraben), Maiersch, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘWeingartner quarry, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMarble quarries (incl. Renz Quarry; Bundesheer Quarry), Winkl, Röhrenbach, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘWalkenstein gravel pit, Sigmundsherberg, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘDürnitzbügel (Dürnitzbiegl; Dürnitzbühel), Schiltern, Langenlois, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘLimberg Quarry, Gänsgraben, Limberg, Maissau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Leodagger, Pulkau, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria, Austria
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘGraphite quarry, Wollmersdorf (Zettlitz-Wollmersdorf), Drosendorf-Zissersdorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
References
Brandstätter, F. (1987): 678. Schöne Kristalle von Albit, Mikroklin und Rauchquarz aus einem Pegmatit von Burgerwiesen bei Horn, Niederösterreich. Pp. 312-313 in Niedermayr, G., Brandstätter, F., Moser, B. & Postl, W. (1987): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich XXXVI. Carinthia II, 177./97., 283-329.
 
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