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Biotite from
Camp Creek Corundum Occurrence, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Camp Creek Corundum Occurrence, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784126:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘDillon Nickel Deposit (Wolf Creek Nickel Deposit), Ruby Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘSkunk Creek outcrops, Madison County, Montana, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘCrystal Park Occurrence (Hot Springs Creek; Price Creek), Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘJacobson Meadows Occurrence, Pioneer Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘKay Claims, Leadore, Leadore Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘNo. 31 Thorium Deposit, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘWonder Mine (Wonder Lodes Nos. 1 to 5 and Buckhorn Claims), McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine (Stenson S), McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘLast Chance vein, Nuclear Fuels and Rare Metals Corporation Prospect (Lake Vein; Contact Vein; Deer Vein; Silver Queen 52-B; Silver Queen 38-A; Wonder Lode; Cago Vein; Black Bull; Wonder Vein), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘSparky Prospect, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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