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Muscovite from
Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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 Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996864
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996864:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘMurchison Gorge, Tullah, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘMount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Mine, Magnet, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘStormont mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘHercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
 
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