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Biotite from
Biega Complex, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo


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 Biega Complex, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423335
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423335:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘBukavu Volcanic Field, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘKambusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘKahusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘLuntukulu, Walungu Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘTwangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘNumbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘKamituga-Mobale mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
References
N.. Boutakoff. (1956). Les Massifs volcaniques du Kahusi et du Biega (Kivu, Congo belge). Memoires de l'Institut Geologique de l'Universite de Louvain, 9 (5), 1-41.
VELLUTINI, P., BONHOMME, M., CARON, J., KAMPUNZU, A., & LUBALA, T. (1981). ON THE TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ALKALINE ACIDIC COMPLEXES OF KAHUZI AND BIEGA (KIVU, ZAIRE). COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II, 292(14), 1027-1029.
Kampunzu, A. B., Lubala, R. T., Makutu, M. N., Caron, J. P., Rocci, G., & Vellutini, P. J. (1985). Les complexes alcalins de la région interlacustre à l'est du Zaïre et au Burundi: un exemple de massifs anorogéniques de relaxation. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 151-167. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90033-8
Lubala, R. T., Kampunzu, A. B., & Makutu, M. N. (1985). Un inventaire des complexes anorogéniques du Burundi, du Ruanda et du Zaïre. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 169-174. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90034-X
Kampunzu, A. B., Lubala, R. T., Makutu, M. N., Caron, J. P., Rocci, G., & Vellutini, P. J. (1985). Les complexes alcalins de la région interlacustre à l'est du Zaïre et au Burundi: un exemple de massifs anorogéniques de relaxation. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 151-167. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90033-8
Lubala, R. T., Kampunzu, A. B., & Makutu, M. N. (1985). Un inventaire des complexes anorogéniques du Burundi, du Ruanda et du Zaïre. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 169-174. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90034-X
 
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