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Biotite from
Albion Mine, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, 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 Albion Mine, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796828:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSilver Queen mine, Cooper Hill District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMaudem Group Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘFunk's Mine (George-Funk mica pegmatite prospects), Fox Park, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘPlatt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed vermiculite prospect, Northgate Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
References
W. Dan Hausel (1994) Geology and Mineralization of the Cooper Hill Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Southeastern Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Survey Report of Investigation 49.
 
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