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Biotite from
Mount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
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 Mount Shea gold prospect, Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:974305
Long-form Identifier:1:3:974305:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘHannan South deposit, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘNew Celebration Gold Mine, South Kal Mines (South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine; HBJ), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘWhite Hope Gold Mine, South Kal Mines (South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine; HBJ), Woolibar Station (Hampton Plains Goldfield), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘMount Marion Gold Mine (Ghost Crab), Spargoville, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘMystery Gold Mine (Mystery Zone), Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMount Percy Gold Mine, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBinduli, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnion Club Gold Mine, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSir John Gold Mine, Mullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘWombola Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mueller, Andreas G. (2007) Copper-gold endoskarns and high-Mg monzodiorite–tonalite intrusions at Mt. Shea, Kalgoorlie, Australia: implications for the origin of gold–pyrite–tennantite mineralization in the Golden Mile. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (7) 737-769 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0132-8
 
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