Muscovite

Muscovite (variety phengite) on albite crystals

Origin: Albrunpas, Binntal, Switzerland

Picture height: 10 mm

Sample owner: W.J. Lustenhouwer

 

 

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Photo-Atlas of Minerals

  

 

  

 

  

Origin: Cleveland Co., North Carolina

Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm, crystals to 1 cm (top), 6 x 4 x 2 cm, crystals to 1 cm (2nd row), 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm (bottom)

 

  

Manganoan muscovite, variety alurgite

Origin: Ultevis, Sweden

Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm

 

  

Fluorite on muscovite

Origin: Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Sample size: 10 x 6 x 5 cm

 

  

Origin: North Carolina, United States

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

  

  

This specimen of skarn rock has two sides of muscovite crystals with brilliant yellow garnet and scattered crystals of lightly to moderately etched fluorapatite. Fluorapatite from Långban fluoresces blue under SW UV light. Muscovite was not commonly found in good free crystals at Långban.

Origin: Långban, Sweden

Harry von Eckermann Collection

Sample size: 10.5 x 6 x 4 cm

 

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Trinityminerals.com

 

  

Muscovite with fluorite

Origin: Xue Bao Diang Mountains, north of Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China

Sample size: 16.5 cm wide

 

  

Muscovite with quartz

Origin: Aldeia do Erne, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 11.5 x 8 x 9.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

Muscovite with albite

Origin: Pack Rat Mine, Jacumba, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

Ex. Hauck collection

Sample size: 12.0 x 9.0 x 7.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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