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Biotite from
Comboyne Volcanic Province, Port Macquarie, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Volcanic Province
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 Comboyne Volcanic Province, Port Macquarie, Macquarie Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:965962
Long-form Identifier:1:3:965962:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘRiverview, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘRichardsons prospect, Becks Point, Hillgrove, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘDoyles prospect, Uralla, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘDella Mine, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘMcRaes claim, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘConningdale Mine, Conningdale, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘPoint Reef, Conningdale, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘMikes Reef, Conningdale, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘSilver Point Mine, Sandon Co., New South Wales, Australia
89.2km (55.4 miles) ⓘUnion Jack, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
NSW Geological Survey Report GS 1965/126
 
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