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Biotite from
Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia


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
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andalusite2
Quartz1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81735:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBremer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘWheal Ellen, Strathalbyn, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘMannum Falls, Reedy Creek, Mannum, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘKanappa Mine, Sanderson, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘPara River South, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘKeyneton Proprietary mine, Towitta, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘTalisker Mine, Cape Jervis, District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia, Australia
References
Abbot, P. et al (2005) Cambrian Mineral Resources come of age - the Kanmantoo revival. MESA Journal 36:6-11.
Arbon, H. H. R. (2011). Bismuth distribution in the Cu-Au mineralisation of the Kanmantoo deposit, South Australia (Doctoral dissertation).
Pollock, Meaghan V.; Spry, Paul G.; Tott, Katherine A.; Koenig, Alan; Both, Ross A.; Ogierman, Joseph (2018) The origin of the sediment-hosted Kanmantoo Cu-Au deposit, South Australia: Mineralogical considerations. Ore Geology Reviews, 95. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.02.017
 
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