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Biotite from
Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, 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
Comments:Porphyry, greisen & Mg-skarn
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:64372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:64372:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara No. 1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘSavage River Mines, Corinna-Savage River district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMt Lindsay mine (Parsons Hood), Mt Lindsay mineral field, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘAnio Creek prospect, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘRosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘReece Dam (Lower Pieman dam), West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘSilver Reward mine, Interview River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, unpub.
Bottrill, Ralph S. (2018) A mineralogical field guide to Tasmania for the IMA Conference 2018. Tasmanian Geological Survey Record UR2018/02.
 
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