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Biotite from
Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143131:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘHarper prospect (Harper claim), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘWinchester Mine, Green Mountain, Big Dry Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘHill Brothers claim (Marks; Hill Brothers prospects; Kaweah River; Eshom Creek; Eshom Valley), Badger, Tulare County, California, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘKrohn and Ward prospect, Adobe Hill, Madera County, California, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cordierite occurrence [1], Blossom Peak, Three Rivers, Tulare County, California, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘSilver Knob occurrence, Silver Knob, Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘBishop Concentrate and Cleaning Company Mine (Bishop Tungsten Mines mill), Keough Hot Springs, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
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