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Biotite from
Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Town
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 Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20322
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20322:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Artonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Messina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMessina Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘArtonvilla Mine, Musina, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘWaterside Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘJooste Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘZwartrand Farm, Musina Local Municipality, Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
69.9km (43.5 miles) ⓘMarangudzi Ring Complex, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
References
Cairncross, Bruce (1991) The Messina Mining District, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (3) 187-199
 
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