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Biotite from
Contact Claim Group (Diamond Creek Area; Bell), Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


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 Contact Claim Group (Diamond Creek Area; Bell), Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:446100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:446100:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLast Chance prospect, Dump Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSmith Prospect, Gibbonsville Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Prospect, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘWiley Evans - Reese Esker Claims, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘTwilight Claim (Sawlog group), Sawlog Gulch, North Fork - Shoup Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘHungry Hill Mine (Jerry Hurley Property; Mountain View), Eldorado Mining District (Geertson Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘPope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘBig Lead Mine (Langal), Mineral Hill Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘAllanite Occurrence (Toolson), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘMonolith Group Mine, Mineral Hill Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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