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Biotite from
Bronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Bronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:620219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:620219:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMount Joel gold prospects, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘChallenger-Mt McClure open pit (Challenger Gold; Challenger North; Challenger South), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘSix Mile Well Pit, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘMount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘPerseverance Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘWeebo Bore Ni prospect (Weebo), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘFairyland Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘThunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Neil Phillips, G., Vearncombe, J. R., Eshuys, E. (1998) Yandal greenstone belt, Western Australia: 12 million ounces of gold in the 1990s. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (3) 310-316 doi:10.1007/s001260050150
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
 
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