| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Nice hexagonal books can be obtained from ankerite veins by etching. Occassionally present as large books in certain pegmatites. Superb sharp crystals occurred with kainosite in a unique one-time find. |
| Habit: | Hexagonal; also subhedral books |
| Colour: | Light to medium brown |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Analysis Reference: | K. Wood |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Kainosite-(Y) | ⓘ3 photos of Muscovite associated with Kainosite-(Y) at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39902 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39902:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 94f9f78e-b270-4500-8a10-db74c48db3c5 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 6.6km (4.1 miles) | ⓘGeorge Bartlett Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘDrum Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.6km (5.4 miles) | ⓘSigmon Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMoose Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘBenfield Prospect, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 14.3km (8.9 miles) | ⓘJonas Prospect, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 16.4km (10.2 miles) | ⓘL. G. McCrary prospect, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 16.7km (10.4 miles) | ⓘAbernathy Long Cut Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘNoah Young Mine, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
| References |
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Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA