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Biotite from
Corporate and Climax claims (Corporate group; Climax claim), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Corporate and Climax claims (Corporate group; Climax claim), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:424329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:424329:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘLakeman group, Gold Gulch, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMorenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSafford deposit (Spalding; Lindsey and Anderson claims; Sanchez Copper deposit; Esperanza Mine), Sanchez, Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘSafford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star Mining District (Safford Mining District; Dos Pobres Mining District), Graham County, Arizona, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘBlack Beauty group (Tilton 1-4 claims), Battle Mountain, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048294, MRDS ID #M800426.
 
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