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Biotite from
Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bounty Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:600885
Long-form Identifier:1:3:600885:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘBritish Hill Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘFlying Fox Mine (Flying Fox Ni Mine), Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘNew Morning Ni prospect, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘSpotted Quoll deposit, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘCosmic Boy Ni Mine, Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘMount Caudan iron ore and gold prospect, Parker Range Goldfield, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘYilgarn Star Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘBronco Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘDigger Rocks Ni Mine (Diggers Rock; South Endeavour), Kondinin Shire, Western Australia, Australia
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘNevoria Gold Mine, Marvel Loch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mueller, Andreas G. (1997) The Nevoria gold skarn deposit in Archean iron-formation, Southern Cross greenstone belt, Western Australia: I. Tectonic setting, petrography, and classification. Economic Geology, 92 (2). 181-209 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.181
 
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