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Biotite from
Washington State Route 155 [Coulee Boulevard] unnamed glacial bar, Coulee City, Grant County, Washington, USA


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
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite4
Feldspar Group2
Quartz2
Hornblende Root Name Group1
Magnetite1
Epidote1
- var Allanite-Epidote1
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Washington State Route 155 [Coulee Boulevard] unnamed glacial bar, Coulee City, Grant County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:960368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:960368:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘJones Bay, Electric City, Grant County, Washington, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘHatchery Road NE (Trout Lodge Road), Soap Lake, Grant County, Washington, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘFuller Mine, Methow Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘChumstick Mountain, Leavenworth Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘCrawfish Lake Area, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘLowley Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘBig Smoke Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘMidnite Mine, Wellpinit Area, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
94.2km (58.5 miles) ⓘGermania Mine, Springdale Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
References
T. Douglas Schonewald field collected specimens
 
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