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Biotite from
Frontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Pit
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 Frontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1766825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1766825:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘMulyashy Cu Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘChifupu mine, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Fourie, Heike; Kisters, Alexander; Basson, Ian James (2025) Deformation, alteration and implicit 3D geomodelling of deposit-scale controls of vein-hosted copper mineralization of the Frontier Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralium Deposita, 60 (7). 1409-1431 doi:10.1007/s00126-025-01351-1
 
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