Muscovite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Muscovite [ KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂ ]

Images of Muscovite

Image of a specimen of Muscovite (M 32217, Museums Victoria), from Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Frank Coffa, Museums Victoria, CC-BY

CL spectrum of Muscovite from the Tista River, Bangladesh

Material properties

Formula	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
Abbreviation	Ms
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1998 s.p.)
Classifications	Mica, Minerals containing OH
Members	Muscovite-1M (var. Mg), Muscovite-1M, Sericite, Fuchsite, Illite, Muscovite-2M1 (var. Cr), Muscovite-2M1
Luminescence emitters	AlO4 hole centre, Fe, Mn, Pb, SiO4 hole centre, Tl, Unspecified
Reflectance lines	M[n]OH, Si-O
Spectra	Luminescence (1), Reflectance (6)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Aluminosilicate, Hydroxide, Mineral

Composition

Element	Atoms
K	1
O	12
Si	3
Al	3
H	2
Total:	21

References for Muscovite

Edgington & Blair 1970

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Kuznetsov and Tarashchan 1988

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Laukamp et al. 2021

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Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)

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CSIRO Reflectance (2025)

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Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence

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Torpy et al. 2020, luminescence, other

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Specimens of Muscovite

Name	Owner	Materials	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M0334 Pyrite	CSIRO	Chamosite-1MIIb, Jarosite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite, Quartz, Szomolnokite	M0334 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Chamosite-1MIIb, Jarosite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0334 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0339 Pyrite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Dolomite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite, Quartz	M0339 Pyrite Image of specimen 'M0339 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0774 Goethite	CSIRO	Goethite, Microcline, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	M0774 Goethite Image of specimen 'M0774 Goethite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1155 Apatite (manganoan)	CSIRO	Apatite (var. Mn), Calcite, Fluorapatite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	M1155 Apatite (manganoan) Image of specimen 'M1155 Apatite (manganoan)' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1583 Muscovite	CSIRO	Muscovite, Muscovite-2M1	M1583 Muscovite Image of Muscovite and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'M1583 Muscovite' [CSIRO], from Mica Creek, Mount Isa, Gulf Country, Queensland, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2100 Scapolite	CSIRO	Meionite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Prehnite, Pumpellyite-(Mg) (var. Cr), Scapolite (group)	M2100 Scapolite Image of specimen 'M2100 Scapolite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2188 Muscovite	CSIRO	Muscovite, Muscovite-2M1	M2188 Muscovite Image of specimen 'M2188 Muscovite' [CSIRO], from Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M2500 Siderite	CSIRO	Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Siderite (var. Mg, Ca)	M2500 Siderite Image of specimen 'M2500 Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2753 Azurite	CSIRO	Azurite, Goethite (var. Al), Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	M2753 Azurite Image of specimen 'M2753 Azurite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES135 Eucryptite	CSIRO	Albite, Eucryptite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1	MES135 Eucryptite Image of Eucryptite, Albite and Muscovite in specimen 'MES135 Eucryptite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
MES300 Cookeite	CSIRO	Albite, Cookeite, Microcline, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	MES300 Cookeite Image of Cookeite, Albite, Microcline, Muscovite and Quartz in specimen 'MES300 Cookeite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
MT8407 Meionite	CSIRO	Kaolinite, Meionite, Montmorillonite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Prehnite, Pumpellyite-(Mg) (var. Cr), Scapolite (group)	MT8407 Meionite Image of specimen 'MT8407 Meionite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
NR-CHE-01-1 Quartz	CSIRO	Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz	NR-CHE-01-1 Quartz Image of Quartz, Muscovite-1M and Muscovite-2M1 in specimen 'NR-CHE-01 Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker	CSIRO	Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite (var. Mg, Fe), Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite (var. Mn), K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite	Tista 2020 D4 Shaker Clustered phase map of river sands (D4 shaker), from the Tista River, Bangladesh. From Torpy et al. 2020 (C) 2020 CSIRO Mineral Resources	46	CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc	CSIRO	Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite	Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc Image of a specimen of Zircon from Tista River, Bangladesh (C) 2020 CSIRO Mineral Resources	27	CL, EDS