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Biotite from
Lucky Draw Mine, Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, 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
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Draw Mine, Burraga, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902042
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902042:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘCarcoar Mine (Carcoar cobalt mine; Wilsons mine; Wilsons quarry), Carcoar, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘBrown's Creek Gold Mine, Browns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘBrowns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘCarangera Mine, Byng, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
72.0km (44.8 miles) ⓘCadia East underground mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘCadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix deposit, Frogmore, King Co., New South Wales, Australia
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘCadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘRidgeway Mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘCanobolas Volcano, Ashburnham Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Sheppard, Stephen, Walshe, John L., Pooley, Gregory D. (1995) Noncarbonate, skarnlike Au-Bi-Te mineralization, Lucky Draw, New South Wales, Australia. Economic Geology, 90 (6) 1553-1569 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.6.1553
 
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