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Muscovite from
Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:832697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:832697:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSt Johns Quarry, St Johns, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMoculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘGomersal Mine, Gomersal, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘRhine North Mine, Keyneton, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘAustralian Industrial Minerals mine, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘPara River South, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘPara Wirra Mica Mine (Para Wirra Mica Deposit), Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘMount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘSailors Gully, Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, Mount Crawford, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
References
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