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Biotite from
Chibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


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 Chibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1643121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1643121:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘChifupu mine, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘFrontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘMulyashy Cu Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Bowman, Samuel (2018) Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry, and Molybdenum Distribution in the Central African Copperbelt: Examples from Chibuluma West, Kamoa, and Kipushi. MSc, University of Alberta.
 
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