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Biotite from
Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
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 Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572747:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon prospect, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘBurgundy prospect, Newmont Lake district, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘSchaft Creek Cu-Mo-Au-Ag deposit, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘDOK prospect, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
52.7km (32.7 miles) ⓘBronson Skarn, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘZippa Mountain pluton, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘSnip Mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘRed Bluff prospect, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘJohnny Mountain mine (Stonehouse deposit), Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘInel deposit, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Sillitoe, Richard H. (1985) Ore-related breccias in volcanoplutonic arcs. Economic Geology, 80 (6). 1467-1514 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.6.1467
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
 
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