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Biotite from
Pocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa 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
Comments:Occurs in quartz-biotite-andalusite wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:839846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:839846:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘB and M Mine (Fournier Mine), Bridgeport, Buckeye Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘSilver Knob occurrence, Silver Knob, Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘKrohn and Ward prospect, Adobe Hill, Madera County, California, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘTrumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘWinchester Mine, Green Mountain, Big Dry Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘHarper prospect (Harper claim), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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