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Biotite from
Khetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India


Locality type:Complex
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 Khetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1332015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1332015:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Khetri Mines (Ketri Mine), Khetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘJahaz prospect, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, India
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘKhetri Mines (Ketri Mine), Khetri, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘRohil, Sikar District, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘMadan-Kudan deposit, Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan, India
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘNarnaul pegmatites, Narnaul, Mahendragarh District, Haryana, India
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘMundiyawas-Khera Cu Deposit, Dittal, Alwar District, Haryana, India
References
Basu, S. K., & Narsayya, B. L. (1982). Note on a zone of probable carbonatite-alkali metasomatic rock associotion in the eastern part of Khetri copper belt, Northeastern Rajasthan. Indian Minerals, 36(1), 29-31.
Saxena, M. N., Gupta, L. N., & CHAUDHRI, N. (1984). Carbonatite dikes in Dhanota-Dhancholi hills, Narnaul, Haryana. Current science, 53(12), 651-652.
 
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