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Biotite from
Radium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, 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:
Actinolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Radium Hill Mine, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:834874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:834874:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRadium Hill West lode, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRailway prospect, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRadium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘDey Hill, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘQueen Bee Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLuxemburg North Mine, New Luxemburg Goldfield, Radium Hill area, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘMutooroo West Mine (Cockburn copper Mine), Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘMutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Mutooroo area, Mingary, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘMount Mulga North (Mount Mulga Mine), Bimbowrie Conservation Park, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘThunder Queen Mine, Wadnaminga goldfield, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
References
The mines & minerals of the Olary province of S.A. - Radium Hill & New Luxemburg Mining Areas. K.R. Kakoschke & G.L. Francis. Self Published.
SA Geodata Database - Mineral Deposit Details Deposit Number: 962
 
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