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Biotite from
Kargah polymetallic deposits, Kargah Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


Locality type:Deposit
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 Kargah polymetallic deposits, Kargah Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1468971
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1468971:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘGilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Nomal village, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBagrot Gah, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘKhaltaro, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘKohistan Batholith, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘIshkoman Valley, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
78.1km (48.5 miles) ⓘKarakoram Batholith, Attabad Lake, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
83.9km (52.1 miles) ⓘHarcho, Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
Hussain, Zahid, Chunhui Tao, Chun-Feng Li, Shili Liao, Masroor Alam, Muhammad Farhan, Huichao Zhang, and Amjad Hussain. (2021) "Mineralogy, Fluid Inclusions, and Isotopic Study of the Kargah Cu-Pb Polymetallic Vein-Type Deposit, Kohistan Island Arc, Northern Pakistan: Implication for Ore Genesis" Minerals 11, no. 11: 1266. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11111266
 
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