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Name: Muscovite
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Specimens in Collection:

#771: Muscovite
Panasquiera Mine, Portugal

#1535: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Microcline / Muscovite
Sichuan Province, China

#55: Muscovite Mica
Minas Gerais, Brazil
IMA Chemistry: KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Muscovite contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: unknown
Year First Published: 1850
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Previously known under related names like muscovy glass, but the current name was introduced in this publication: Dana J D (1850) Mica Family: Muscovite, in A System of Mineralogy, Third Edition, George P Putnam (New York) 356-358
Structural Group Name: Mica, Clay
Fleischer's Group Name: mica-true micas
Crystal Systems: monoclinic|hexagonal, triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 2.1
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 2.88
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