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Biotite from
Sharlo dere deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Sharlo dere deposit, Chelopech Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550504:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘElatsite Mine, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘDolna Kamenitsa vein, Etropole Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘMedet Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAssarel Mine, Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘSmilovene deposit, Koprivshtitsa Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘVlaykov Vruh Mine, Elshitsa, Panagyurishte Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘBuhovo-Seslavtsi pluton, Buhovo, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘTsar Asen Mine, Tsar Asen, Pazardzhik Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘGovedarnika Mine, Laki, Laki Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘSvidnya Complex, Svidnya, Svoge Municipality, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
References
Chambefort, Isabelle, Moritz, Robert, von Quadt, Albrecht (2007) Petrology, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology of magmatic rocks from the high-sulfidation epithermal Au–Cu Chelopech deposit, Srednogorie zone, Bulgaria. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (7) 665-690 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0126-6
 
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