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Biotite from
Oracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
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:
Chalcopyrite1
Garnet Group1
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545298:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml17, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Tn6, Pima County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 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
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘChilito Mine, Schneider Hill, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10283348.
 
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