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Muscovite from
Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland


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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
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Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Weberite6
Quartz4
Topaz4
Fluorite4
Cryolite4
Muscovite4
- var Sericite4
Jørgensenite2
Baryte2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ivigtut Mine, Ivigtut stock, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12978
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12978:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘJosva Mine, Josva Peninsula, Alangorssuaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
References
Petersen, Ole V., Secher, Karsten (1993) The Minerals of Greenland. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (2) 1-67
 
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