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Biotite from
Blackdome occurrence, Goat Mountain Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Blackdome occurrence, Goat Mountain Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445149:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘMoses Butte, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMonumental Ridge Kyanite Deposit, Sliderock Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘFreezeout Ridge, Sliderock Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
17.9km (11.2 miles) ⓘPegmatites, Sliderock Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘTrimmed Tree Hill, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘMountain Mica occurrence, Sliderock Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘGranite Peak prospects, St. Joe Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘAngle Point, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘFeather Creek Prospect (Peacock Mine; Olson Prospect), Feather Creek Area, Latah County, Idaho, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘMizpah Mine, Hoodoo Mining District, Hoodoo Mountains, Latah County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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