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Biotite from
Vertigo target, JP Ross property, White Gold mining district, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada


Locality type:Prospect
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 Vertigo target, JP Ross property, White Gold mining district, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1579750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1579750:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘCoffee Gold Project, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘDominion Creek, Dominion Creek Drainage, Indian River Drainage, Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘKoffee prospect, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘCasino Mine, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘIdaho prospect, Coffee Creek, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘFlume Property, White Gold mining district, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
References
Alexander, J. C. (2021). Combined Geochemical, Mineralogical, and Structural Investigation of Auriferous Quartz Veins at the Vertigo Target, White Gold District, West-Central Yukon Territory, Canada (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Western Ontario (Canada)).
 
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