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Biotite from
Spitskop Alkaline Igneous Complex, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa


Locality type:Complex
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 Spitskop Alkaline Igneous Complex, Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899317:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘHelena Chrome Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘBooysendal North Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘOnverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘMooihoek Farm 255 KT, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘAnnesley andalusite mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘHavercroft andalusite mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
References
Harmer, R. E. (1999) The Petrogenetic Association of Carbonatite and Alkaline Magmatism: Constraints from the Spitskop Complex, South Africa. Journal of Petrology, 40 (4) 525-548 doi:10.1093/petroj/40.4.525
 
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