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Biotite from
Mauney Carpenter Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 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 Mauney Carpenter Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840579
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840579:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFallston Prospect, Fallston, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘBeam Prospect, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFraser-English Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘBiggerstaff Mine (Deadman Mine), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘW. A. Thompson Mine (W. T. Foster Mines), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘPlato Scism Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘHallman Mine, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘBowen Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘBig Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘE. R. Self Mine (Old Neale Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
Griffitts, W.R., Olson, J.C. (1953) Mica deposits of the southeastern Piedmont, Part 7, Hartwell district, Georgia and South Carolina; Part 8, Outlying deposits in South Carolina. Professional Paper 248e. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp248e
 
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