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Biotite from
Ragged Ass Jack Mountain locality (Ragged Jack Mountain locality), Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Vein
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 Ragged Ass Jack Mountain locality (Ragged Jack Mountain locality), Hartford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:719347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:719347:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘHedgehog Hill Quarry, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘLobikis Quarry, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘWestinghouse Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘA.C. Perham Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘWhispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘOhtonen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Fisher, Lloyd W. (1933) Notes on mineral localities in Maine. American Mineralogist, 18 (11) 501-503
 
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