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Biotite from
Sakharyok alkaline massif, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Massif
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
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Meliphanite6
Batievaite-(Y)1
Nepheline1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sakharyok alkaline massif, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:348036
Long-form Identifier:1:3:348036:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘVein No. 1, Serpovidnyi Ridge, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘPestsovye Keivy, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘYel’skie Lakes deposits, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘParusnaya Mt (Parus), Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘWhite Tundra pegmatite, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘKolmozerskoe deposit, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘKievey deposit, Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘKontozero carbonatite, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘPolmos deposit, Voron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘVoron'i Tundry, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
M.E. Ciriotti 30/10/2005
Lyalina, L. M., Savchenko, Ye. E., Selivanova, E. A., Zozulya, D. R. (2010) Behoite and mimetite from the Saharjok alkaline intrusion, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 52 (7) 641-645 doi:10.1134/s1075701510070160
Lyalina, Lyudmila, Selivanova, Ekaterina, Zozulya, Dmitry, Ivanyuk, Gregory (2018) Beryllium Mineralogy of the Kola Peninsula, Russia—A Review. Minerals, 9 (1) 12 doi:10.3390/min9010012
 
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