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Biotite from
Taylor-Windfall Mine, Upper Taseko River (Battlement Creek), Taseko Lake Area, Clinton Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taylor-Windfall Mine, Upper Taseko River (Battlement Creek), Taseko Lake Area, Clinton Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1469015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1469015:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘTaseko Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘRobson prospect, Eldorado Mountain, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘLittle Gem prospect, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘNew Prosperity Au-Cu Project, Fish Lake, Clinton Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘPoison Mountain Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Poison Mountain, Clinton Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘP. E. Gold deposit, Bridge River area, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘPioneer Mine, Bridge River area, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
albite alunite andalusite andesine anorthite apatite biotite calcite chalcopyrite chlorite clinozoisite corundum covellite diaspore dickite dumortierite enargite epidote galena gibbsite gold hematite kaolinite K-feldspar laumonite magnetite malachite muscovite orthoclase pyrite pyrophyllite quartz “REE phosphate” rutile sericite siderite sphalerite "sulfosalt" tennantite tetradymite "tourmaline" zoisite
 
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