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Biotite from
Kestanelik deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey


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 Kestanelik deposit, Lapseki District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1622017
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1622017:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘKirazlı, Çanakkale, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘHamamtepe silica site, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘHalilaga prospect, Çan District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘYeniköy-Kocaeli area, Şarköy District, Tekirdag Province, Turkey
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘPalamutoba prospect, Bayramiç District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘYolindi Cu-Fe skarn deposit, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘMaden Deresi, Gönen District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘİmameğreği Sırtı, Yenice District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘTereoba Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘHalılar Cu-Pb (±Zn) mineralization, Havran District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
References
Kiray, Didem, Cengiz, Oya (2024) Petrography and Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Alteration in the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Kestanelik Au Deposit, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040379
 
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