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Biotite from
Bukovice quarry, Bukovice, Jeseník, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Quarry
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 Bukovice quarry, Bukovice, Jeseník, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:604867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:604867:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBobrovník graphite deposit, Bělá pod Pradědem, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘKlen Hill, Česká Ves, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘŠerák Hill, Šerák-Keprník National Nature Reservation, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘKeprník Hill, Šerák-Keprník National Nature Reservation, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘOndřejovice iron mines, Ondřejovice, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLesní Čtvrť, Vápenná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘVycpálek quarry, Vápenná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘStarost, Žulová, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘMelchior and Tobias adits, Dolní Údolí, Zlaté Hory, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘEhrlich quarry, Vápenná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Kruťa, T.: Nerostný výzkum ve Slezsku v roce 1955. Přírodovědecký sborník Ostravského kraje, 1956, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 125-146.
 
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