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Biotite from
Shelton Quarry (Solite Quarry), Caswell County, North Carolina, USA


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 Shelton Quarry (Solite Quarry), Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707923
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707923:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘHarris & Satterfield Prospects, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘJ. G. Slaughter Prospect, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘYarboro No. 1 Mine (Old Milton Mine), Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘPace Mine, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘSwanson Uranium project prospect (Cole property; Coles Hill), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘHagers Mountain Kyanite deposits, Hagers Mountain, Person County, North Carolina, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘHutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
53.0km (33.0 miles) ⓘStokesdale Quarry (Vulcan-Stokesdale Quarry), Stokesdale, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘDurgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
Ackermann, Rolf V., Schlische, Roy W., Patino, Lina C., Johnson, Lois A. (2003) A Lagerstatte of Rift-Related Tectonic Structures from the Solite Quarry, Dan River - Danville Rift Basin. In The Great Rift Valleys of Pangea in Eastern North America Vol. 1. Columbia University Press. p.118-133.
 
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