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Biotite from
Grabina, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Locality type:Village
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 Grabina, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:551470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:551470:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘGraniczna quarry, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLisiec Hill, Strzegom, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘAndrzej I quarry, Żółkiewka, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘWekom II quarry, Kostrza, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘŁażany granodiorite quarry, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPaszowice quarry, Gmina Paszowice, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘWierzbna granite quarry, Wierzbna, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘJenków slates quarry, Gmina Wądroże Wielkie, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘWolbromek rhyolite quarry, Wolbromek, Gmina Bolków, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘSiedlimowice granite quarry, Siedlimowice, Gmina Żarów, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Lis, Józef, Sylwestrzak, Hubert (1986) Minerały Dolnego Śląska [Minerals of the Lower Silesia]. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne.
 
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