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Biotite from
Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran


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 Chah-Mesi epithermal vein deposit, Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1489621
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1489621:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘMeiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Meydouk Mine; Meydook Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr-e Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘIju Cu deposit, Dehaj, Dehaj District, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘSarkuh deposit, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘSar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘDarreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran
References
Altenberger, Florian; Raith, Johann G.; Bakker, Ronald J.; Zarasvandi, Alireza (2022) The Chah-Mesi epithermal Cu-Pb-Zn-(Ag-Au) deposit and its link to the Meiduk porphyry copper deposit, SE Iran: Evidence from sulfosalt chemistry and fluid inclusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 142. 104732 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104732
 
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