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Biotite from
Drahany Uplands, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


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 Drahany Uplands, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:478570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:478570:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBaldovec Quarry, Baldovec, Rozstání, Prostějov District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘCamptonite vein outcrop, Mariánské Údolí, Hlubočky, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘFluorite locality, Nedvědice, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘDrahonín uranium mine, Drahonín, Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘVěžná I pegmatite, Věžná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘRožná Borovina, Rožná pegmatite (Rozna; Roschna), Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘRožná pegmatite (Rozna; Roschna), Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘRožná Hradisko, Rožná pegmatite (Rozna; Roschna), Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘKřoví Quarry, Křoví, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘRožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
References
Škoda, R., Čopjakova, R. (2006) Authigenic REE minerals from greywackes of the Drahany Uplands, Czech Republic and their significance for diagenetic processes. Mineralogia Polonica: 28: 208-210.
 
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