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Biotite from
Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


Locality type:Valley
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 Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:766876
Long-form Identifier:1:3:766876:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Chickenfoot pegmatite, Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
T pegmatite, Tantalite Valley, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘHotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain (Swartberg mine), Aggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘAggeneys, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘBokiesbank Occurrence, Bokiesbank Ost Farm 79, Karasburg East, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘOup 80 Farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘNorabees I pegmatite, Norrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘNorrabees pegmatites I-VI, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘHaib River copper-molybdenum deposit, Tsams Farm 685, Karasburg West, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘKokerboomrand pegmatite, Steinkopf, Nama Khoi Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
References
von Bezing, Ludi (2007) Namibia - Minerals and Localities (1st ed.). Bode Verlag GmbH.
 
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