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Biotite from
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile


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 La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1825280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1825280:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘCandelaria Copper mining complex, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘPortezuelo de Pajas Blancas deposit, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘAmolanas mine, Sierra Jardín, Pabellón, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘLos Colorados Mine, Huasco, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile
References
Seymour, N.M.; Real, I.del; Canales, A.; Stein, H.; Yang, G.; Camacho, J. (2025) Geological, structural, and temporal framework of hematite-rich IOCG mineralization at La Farola deposit in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, Chile. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (5). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2025.102112
 
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