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Biotite from
Tungstake prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


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 Tungstake prospect, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175240:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘGrapevine Wash, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb prospect [4] (USGS PP 1361 locality 921), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘM.P. Mica Mine, Garnet Mountain, Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘWhite Cap pegmatite, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘHilltop mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Vermiculite mine (Summit Group; Cascade Group), Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘOld Dad claim, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘPainted Desert prospect, Hoover Dam area, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘBrighter Days Mine, Lucky Boy Mine [2] (Samoa Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘMineral Park, Mineral Park Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Theodore, Ted G., et al (1987): USGS Prof. Paper 1361: 148 (Table 11).
 
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