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Biotite from
Brown's Creek Gold Mine, Browns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia


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 Brown's Creek Gold Mine, Browns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1310762
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1310762:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBrowns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘCarcoar Mine (Carcoar cobalt mine; Wilsons mine; Wilsons quarry), Carcoar, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘCadia East underground mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘCadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘCadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘRidgeway Mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCarangera Mine, Byng, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘCanobolas Volcano, Ashburnham Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘLucky Draw Mine, Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘPhoenix deposit, Frogmore, King Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Various (1965) Browns Creek Mine, Blayney. Mine Inspector’s Report MR 02717
Seccombe, Philip & Downes, Peter & Ashley, Paul & Brathwaite, Robert & R Green, Geoffrey & Murray, C.G. & Rubenach, Michael. (2005). World Skarn Deposits: Skarns of the Southwest Pacific. in Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume.
 
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