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Biotite from
Blacktail pit, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


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 Blacktail pit, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:715819
Long-form Identifier:1:3:715819:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSunshine Prospect (Sunshine Mine; Sunshine ore zone; Ram ore zone), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBrown Bear Mine (Brown Bear Shaft), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘChicago Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCalera Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘSt Joe Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMerle ore zone, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNorthfield Prospect (Stevenson Prospect), Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNew Hawkeye Prospect, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘHaynes-Stellite Mine (Cobalt Mine), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Bookstrom, A.A., Johnson, C.A., Landis, G.P., and Frost, T.P. (2007), In: O'Neill, J.M. (ed.): Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic Sedimentary Rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004–2007. USGS Open-File Report 07-1280, pp. 11-20
 
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