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Biotite from
Arthur Fork Prospect, Hardscrabble Mining District, Morgan County, Utah, 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 Arthur Fork Prospect, Hardscrabble Mining District, Morgan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:185574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:185574:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘAlbian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘPark Premier Shaft, Elkhorn Mining District, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘBingham Tunnel No. 2 Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘMascotte Tunnel Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘCastro Gulch Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘCarr Fork Mine, Bingham Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Bingham Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘArgentine Shaft Occurrence (Argentine Tunnel), Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘButterfield Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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