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Biotite from
Katrine South Service Road roadcut, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Road Cutting
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:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Katrine South Service Road roadcut, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:708102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:708102:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKatrine North Service Road roadcut, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘKatrine Road roadcut, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘNorth interchange roadcut, Burk's Falls highway roadcuts, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘPevensy Road interchange roadcut, Armour Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘJeffery Mine (Cecebe Lake Mine; Tough property), Ryerson Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘBell Mine (Cecebe Mine), Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘHungry Lake Mine (Carmen Lake), Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘWheeling Mine, Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘLot 33, Concession VII, Stisted Township, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘBear Lake, Monteith Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
References
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