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Biotite from
Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


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
Comments: A corundum bearing syenite pegmatite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20850:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWoods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘRedmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPutnam Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘBig Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘGibson Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘShining Rock prospect, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘShiny Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘRocky Branch Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlackjack Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘChoga Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
References
Wegert, Daniel James (2006) Petrogenesis of a Sapphire-Bearing Pegmatite, Old Pressley Mine, Canton, North Carolina. Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23–24 March 2006) 32#11, Geological Society of America.
 
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