| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | A corundum bearing syenite pegmatite |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Sapphire | ⓘ1 photo of Muscovite associated with Sapphire at this locality. |
| Corundum | ⓘ1 photo of Muscovite associated with Corundum at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20849 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20849:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 01f851df-1f9c-4bc1-a4b6-8e2010f3a939 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘAlexander Mine, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA |
| 22.3km (13.9 miles) | ⓘPutnam Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 22.9km (14.2 miles) | ⓘBig Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 23.1km (14.4 miles) | ⓘW. T. Wilson Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 23.4km (14.6 miles) | ⓘGibson Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 23.8km (14.8 miles) | ⓘFred Nichols Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘI. T. Wells Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 24.6km (15.3 miles) | ⓘShining Rock prospect, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 25.1km (15.6 miles) | ⓘSpruce Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
| 26.8km (16.6 miles) | ⓘShiny Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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