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Biotite from
Unnamed Cu prospect Ml17, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Unnamed Cu prospect Ml17, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:538268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:538268:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Tn6, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039715, MRDS ID #M050694.
 
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