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Biotite from
No. 1 Deposit, Mica Company of Canada mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
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 No. 1 Deposit, Mica Company of Canada mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:876669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:876669:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPurdy Mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCroteau mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘNo.2 Deposit, Mica Company of Canada mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘPurdy mine, Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEau Claire beryl occurrence (MacLaren), Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHayes property (Eau Claire), Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMattawan Mine (O'Brien-Fowler), Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘCallander Bay alkaline complex, North Bay area, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘMuskwa Lake mine (Brent), Deacon Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘComet Quartz, Laurier Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (2007) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Ottawa to North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario; Gatineau (Hull) to Waltham and Témiscaming, Quebec. Miscellaneous Report 48. Geological Survey of Canada 249 pp. doi:10.4095/222658
 
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