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Biotite from
Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Haßberge District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
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 Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Haßberge District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98271
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98271:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘHeldburger Gangschar Volcanic Province, Heldburg, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘGroßer Dolmar, Kühndorf, Dolmar-Salzbrücke, Schmalkalden-Meiningen District, Thuringia, Germany
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘHenneberg Quarry, Weitisberga, Wurzbach, Saale-Orla District, Thuringia, Germany
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘKönigsstuhl, Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘSteinhügel, Höflas, Gefrees, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘEclogite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘPegmatite outcrops, Weißenstein, Stammbach, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘNeuhof-Ellers potash works, Neuhof, Fulda, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘSteinberg, Konradsreuth, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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