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Biotite from
Premosello, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Village
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 Premosello, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1375175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1375175:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMigiandone Mine (Miggiandone), Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘCuzzago-Proman pegmatite veins, Premosello-Chiovenda, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘNibbio-Val Faera (Nibbio-Val Fredda) pegmatites, Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSan Pietro Quarry (San Pietro Oratory), Nibbio, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMonte Eyehorn pegmatites (Monte Ehie Horn pegmatites), Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOrnavasso pegmatite, Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘCandoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘAlvani Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPennino Grande Mine, Campello Monti, Valstrona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Kovaleva, Elizaveta (2020) Textural Identification of Polycrystalline Magmatic, Tectonically-Deformed, and Shock-Related Zircon Aggregates. Minerals, 10 (5) 469 doi:10.3390/min10050469
 
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