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Biotite from
Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
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 Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1830182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1830182:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘChifupu mine, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘFrontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘMulyashy Cu Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Liu, Tian-Yu; Qiu, Zheng-Jie; Cao, Ming-Jian; Zhou, Ling-Li; Xiao, Bo; Fan, Hong-Rui (2025) Characterizing cobalt mineralization in the southeast orebody of Chambishi Cu-Co deposit, Zambia. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106958 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106958
 
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