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Biotite from
Novátor mine, Bernartice, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic


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 Novátor mine, Bernartice, Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1524975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1524975:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘKateřina Coal Mine, Radvanice, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘAnielska Góra rhyolite quarry, Przedwojów, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘŽacléřské boudy, Malá Úpa, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘWołowa Góra, Kowary, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘObří důl, Pec pod Sněžkou, Trutnov District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘDolomitic marble quarry, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘOwiecznik melaphyre quarry, Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘKrucze Skały, Karpacz, Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘDzicza Góra, Rędziny, Gmina Kamienna Góra, Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘMount Gomólnik Mały, Grzmiąca, Gmina Głuszyca, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
Sýkorová, Ivana, Kříbek, Bohdan, Havelcová, Martina, Machovič, Vladimír, Špaldoňová, Alexandra, Lapčák, Ladislav, Knésl, Ilja, Blažek, Jaroslav (2016) Radiation- and self-ignition induced alterations of Permian uraniferous coal from the abandoned Novátor mine waste dump (Czech Republic) International Journal of Coal Geology, 168. 162-178 doi:10.1016/j.coal.2016.08.002
 
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