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Biotite from
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan


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 Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1989:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘKajikoyama-Sukumoyama, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘKomaki mine, Komaki, Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘYanahara mine (Yanahara mining district), Misaki-cho, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘNingyo-toge mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘMarutoku Quarry, Shodoshima (Shodo Island), Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘDiamond-bearing lherzolite, Shingu, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
98.7km (61.4 miles) ⓘSazare mine, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
References
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (4) 301-306
 
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