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Biotite from
Ranalt quarry, Neustift im Stubaital, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Quarry
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 Ranalt quarry, Neustift im Stubaital, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:409121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:409121:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGlücksgrat Cu-Zn deposit, Habicht, Neustift im Stubaital, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMonteneve Mine (Schneeberg Mine), Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘRio dei Ronchi (Runggenbach; Telfer Weißen), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘGranatenkogel south slope, Seeber valley, Moos in Passeier (Moso in Passiria), Burggrafenamt (Burgraviato), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘAlpeiner Scharte deposit, Innervals, Vals, Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘLe Cave (Grasstein), Franzensfeste (Fortezza), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘCorvara Mine (Rabenstein Mine), Pénnes Valley (Pensertal), Sarentino Valley (Sarn valley), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘVerpeilhütte, Verpeil valley, Kaunertal, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘSchweikert south slope, Verpeil valley, Kaunertal, Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘCroda Rossa southwest slope (Rotbachl peak southwest slope), Vizze Pass (Pfitsch Pass; Pfitscher Joch), Sankt Jakob (San Giacomo), Pfitsch (Val di Vizze), Wipptal (Alta Vall'Isarco), South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
References
Strasser, M. (2006): Prehnitkristalle aus dem Stubaital - klein aber fein! Lapis 31 (9), 38-39. (in German)
 
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