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Biotite from
Brooks Mountain, York Mountains, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mountain
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 Brooks Mountain, York Mountains, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:574914
Long-form Identifier:1:3:574914:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘLost River skarn deposit, Lost River Mine, Lost River Valley, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘEar Mountain, York Mountains, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘKougarok prospect (Kougarok Sn deposit), Serpentine Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘChristophosen Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘRuby Creek Prospect, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
92.6km (57.5 miles) ⓘGraphite Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NM113; Cobblestone River), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
USGS Bull 358
Faust, George T.; Schaller, Waldemar T. (1971) Schoenfliesite, MgSn(OH)6. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 134 (1-2). p.116-141. doi:10.1524/zkri.1971.134.1-2.116
 
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