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Biotite from
Mount Bollo, North Region, Cameroon


Locality type:Mountain
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 Bollo, North Region, Cameroon
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1422009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1422009:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘKitongo uranium deposit, North Region, Cameroon
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘHossere Poli Complex, North Region, Cameroon
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘHossere Tchegui Intrusion, North Region, Cameroon
53.0km (33.0 miles) ⓘHossere Nyore Granite Intrusion, North Region, Cameroon
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘBigbal, Gamba, Tcholliré, Mayo-Rey, North Region, Cameroon
82.5km (51.3 miles) ⓘDjaba, Gamba, Tcholliré, Mayo-Rey, North Region, Cameroon
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘMayo Salah, Gamba, Tcholliré, Mayo-Rey, North Region, Cameroon
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘMayo Salah pluton, Tcholliré, Mayo-Rey, North Region, Cameroon
References
Koch, P. (1955) Sur un gneiss a riebeckite du Nord-Cameroun. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Seances de la Société Geologique de France, 274-275??
Koch, P. 1959. Le Precambrien de la frontiere occidentale du Cameroun central. Bulletin de la Direction des Mines et de la Geologie, Territoire du Cameroun. Paris, 3, 1-301.
 
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