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Biotite from
Trinity Mine, Phelps Ridge (Red Mountain), Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trinity Mine, Phelps Ridge (Red Mountain), Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116604:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘRed Mountain, Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘHolden Mine, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘGlacier Peak Mine, Glacier Peak Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘAgenda, Railroad Creek Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘSunrise Prospect, North Fork of the Sultan River, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘWashington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘGunn Peak Prospect, Bitter Creek, Index Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘGold Mountain Prospect, Gold Mountain, Darrington Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘBarclay Creek Skarn, Index Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘChumstick Mountain, Leavenworth Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
References
Inactive and Abandoned Mine Lands- Red Mountain Mine, Chiwawa Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, McKay, D.T. Jr., Wolff, F.E., Norman, D.K., 2003
Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran. 184 pp.
 
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