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Biotite from
Eissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Comments:Biotite has been identified from inclusions in garnet
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1780669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1780669:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSteinsteg eclogite, Frosnitz valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSchlaten glacier (Schlatten glacier), Innerer Knorrkogel - Schlaten glacier area, Innergschlöss, Gschlöss valley, Matrei in Osttirol, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSouth slope, Keeskogel, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘGamsspitzl, Krimml, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘSeescharte, Kratzenberg, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘHochalpl, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘUnterer Wartkopf (Kleiner Waschkopf), Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘEmerald deposit, Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘAbichl Alp, Abichl Alp - Beryller area, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘFazenwand, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Hoschek, Gert (2004) Comparison of calculated P-T pseudosections for a kyanite eclogite from the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (1) 59-72 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0059
 
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