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Biotite from
California Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, 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
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view California Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34035:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘCinderella, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘSedalia Mine (Sedalia Copper Mine), Sedalia Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘNachtrieb pegmatite, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘAce High - Jackpot Prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘCombination Prospect (Allard Beryllium Prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘCoffey Pot Claims, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
P. G. Worcester (1919) Molybdenum Deposits of Colorado. Bulletin 14 - Colorado Geological Survey
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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