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Biotite from
Lowley Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA


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:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lowley Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150035:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.5km (0.9 miles) Big Smoke Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) Midnite Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) Germania Mine, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Cold Spring Prospect, Covada Mining District (Enterprise Mining District), Ferry County, Washington, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) Denison area, Denison, Spokane County, Washington, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Spokane County, Washington, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) Anaconda prospect, Mount Kit Carson, Spokane County, Washington, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) Jones Bay, Electric City, Grant County, Washington, USA
79.6km (49.5 miles) Silver Queen Mine, Kettle Falls Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) Washington State Route 155 [Coulee Boulevard] unnamed glacial bar, Coulee City, Grant County, Washington, USA
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