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Biotite from
Fish Creek prospect, Fish Creek Mountains, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Fish Creek prospect, Fish Creek Mountains, McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:716635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:716635:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Molybdenum Prospect, Lander County, Nevada, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBuckingham mine (Hardy mine; Bentley mine; O'Leary mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘCopper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘContention mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘRedline Gold Skarn Deposits, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Singer, Donald A., Berger, Vladimir Iosifovich, Moring, Barry C. (2005) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2005-1060. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20051060
 
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