| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chinchillas Mine, Mina Pirquitas, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province, Argentina |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1754322 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1754322:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 78.5km (48.8 miles) | ⓘLos Colorados de Bolivia mine (Rosario I mine), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 79.1km (49.2 miles) | ⓘPucasalla Mine (Pucasalle Mine; La Colorada; Cerro Pucasalla), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 79.7km (49.5 miles) | ⓘLa Salvadora Mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 80.4km (50.0 miles) | ⓘMorokho mine (Himalaya mine; Veta Rica), Cerro Morokho (Cerro Moruco), Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 80.9km (50.2 miles) | ⓘBolivar Mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 82.7km (51.4 miles) | ⓘSanta Rosa Mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 85.0km (52.8 miles) | ⓘSan Julian mine, Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 87.7km (54.5 miles) | ⓘLa Moza Mine (Lipeña Mine; Lipeña-Lamosa prospect), Cerro Bonete, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| 98.6km (61.3 miles) | ⓘMercedes Mine (Goya I Mine; Santa Rosa Mine), Santa Isabel district, San Pablo de Lípez, Sud Lípez Province, Potosí, Bolivia |
| References |
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Mercado, Maximiliano, Beaufort, D., Caffe, P.J., Patrier, P., Franchini, M., Caranza, H., Zapata, R.I. (2025) New insights into hydrothermal alteration in the Ag-Pb-Zn Chinchillas deposit, Northwestern Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 157. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105467 |
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