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Biotite from
Black Rock deposit (Black Rock Apex; Black Rock), Cottonwood Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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:As biotite schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock deposit (Black Rock Apex; Black Rock), Cottonwood Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187743
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187743:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘHackberry Mine (Hackberry Consolidated), Silver King group, Peacock Peak, Hackberry Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘThree-In-One claim (Three-In-One prospect), Three-In-One Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘWagon Bow pegmatites, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine (Grand Silica annex; Kingman Feldspar Mine), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘKingman Feldspar Mine (Kingman Feldspar Quarry), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Corporation claim (Consolidated Spar Mine), Stockton Hill Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘOphir prospects, Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Area, Ophir Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine), Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘMineral Park Mine, Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Conway, C.M., et al (1990), USGS Bull. 1737-E: E8, E11.
 
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