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Biotite from
Payant-Chrissman prospect (Florence County prospect), Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin, USA


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 Payant-Chrissman prospect (Florence County prospect), Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:139510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:139510:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘFluorite railroad cut, Niagara, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBadwater greenstone, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘPeavey dam, Mastodon Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pegmatite quarry ("Groveland" pegmatite), Randville, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘRian Quarry, Felch, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘBack Forty Deposit, Menominee County, Michigan, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘWest Kiernan sill, Mansfield Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘMt. Tom Quarry (Middle Inlet quarry), Middle Inlet, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘRogers Mine, Bates Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘDolfin pegmatite, Republic, Republic Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
References
Greenberg, Jeffery K., 1983, Molybdenite in Wisconsin: Occurrence and Potential, Wisc. Geological and Natural History Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 83-2, 36 p.
 
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