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Biotite from
Randall Kaolin Mine (Sharptop Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain 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
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Randall Kaolin Mine (Sharptop Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341958
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341958:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSwain Kaolin and Feldspar Mine (Deep Creek No. 1 Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘNo. 8 Pegmatite Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWoody No. 2 Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDeep Creek No. 1 Kaolin and Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWoody No. 1 Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCarson Kaolin and Feldspar Mines (Hill Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSouth McCracken Feldspar and Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCox No. 1 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCox No. 2 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLackey Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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