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Biotite from
Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:772847
Long-form Identifier:1:3:772847:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.3km (4.5 miles) Sturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Becker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) Monson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) Blanchard Quarries, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) Quabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) Pelham Granite quarry (Ward Quarry; Valley Quarry), Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) Lyman Viaduct at Dickinson Creek, Westchester, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) Linkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) Cumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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