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Biotite from
Black Donald Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
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 Black Donald Mine, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:756780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:756780:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGreen Lake Graphite occurrence, Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘHunt Mine (Belgian), Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘBluff Point Mine, Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘDike No. 1, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘDike No. 2, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘCalabogie iron mine, Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘDike No. 3, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘRadnor mine, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘJamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Hewitt, D.F. (1965) Graphite in Ontario. Industrial Mineral Report 20. Ontario Department of Mines
 
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