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Biotite from
Catrie pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Catrie pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1592018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1592018:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘPotrerillos 2 pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSan Osmar pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘRancul pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘLa Esmeralda pegmatite, Paso Grande, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘLa Aspereza mining district, Villa de Praga, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘDiente Verde, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘLa Rica vein, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘLos Avestruces mining district, San Martín, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘCañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘRanquel Pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
References
Ribacki, Enrico, Trumbull, Robert B., López de Luchi, Mónica G., Altenberger, Uwe, van Schijndel, Valby (2023) Intra-granitic pegmatites of the Las Chacras-Potrerillos batholith (Sierra de San Luis, Argentina): Geochemistry, dating, and a new model of magma evolution. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 127. 104397 doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2023.104397
 
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