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Biotite from
Pacific Mine (Arthur Clay Star Number 1; Standard Sanitary; Pacific Mine Campo; Pacific Sanitary Porcelain Company; Stell; Pacific Feldspar claim), Hauser Canyon, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA


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 Pacific Mine (Arthur Clay Star Number 1; Standard Sanitary; Pacific Mine Campo; Pacific Sanitary Porcelain Company; Stell; Pacific Feldspar claim), Hauser Canyon, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790246:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘMason Valley Gem claim, Mason Valley, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘEl Capitan Quarry, Lakeside, San Diego County, California, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘMountain Spring Mine, Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘHelvetia Mine, Julian, Julian Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘCoyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘSnow White Mine, Carrizo Mountain, Coyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘHercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Foote, Royal S. (1951) The geology of the Houser Canyon pegmatite with an x-ray analysis of manazite. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology.
 
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