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Muscovite from
Silán pegmatites, Muras, Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silán pegmatites, Muras, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974257:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘPonte Segade deposit, Ourol, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘValiña-Azúmara deposit, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘSalave, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘPenouta Mines, Boal, Asturias, Spain
90.7km (56.3 miles) ⓘTouro Copper Project, Touro, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘImpensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián), Pacios, Vila de Mouros, Incio, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
95.0km (59.1 miles) ⓘMonte Neme Sn-W Deposit, Malpica, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
References
Burkhardt, R. La mina de feldespato de Silán (Viveiro, Lugo, N.O. de España). Seminario de Estudos Galegos, Area de Xeoloxía e Minería 1985
 
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