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Biotite from
Manny zone, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Exploration Area
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:
Britholite-(Ce)4
Perovskite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manny zone, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466486:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDufresne Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBond zone, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHusereau Hill, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘSt Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘÎle Cadieux alnöite, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘMont Rigaud, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘFrancon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘRosemont quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
References
Gold (1969) & Sabina (1968)
GOLD, D.P. (1969) The Oka carbonatite and alkaline complex. Guidebook GAC/MAC Annual meeting 1969, 43-62.
 
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