| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field |
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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 Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2029658 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2029658:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 20.5km (12.7 miles) | ⓘBuranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 21.8km (13.6 miles) | ⓘRusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 34.0km (21.1 miles) | ⓘNyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 87.8km (54.5 miles) | ⓘMount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo |
| 91.0km (56.6 miles) | ⓘHaute Ruvubu Complex, Kayanza Province, Burundi |
| 96.1km (59.7 miles) | ⓘNyamuragira volcano, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo |
| References |
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Hulsbosch, Niels, Thomas, Rainer, Boiron, Marie-Christine, Dewaele, Stijn, Muchez, Philippe (2017) Direct Observation of Boro-Aluminosilicate Melt Compositions: Insights From Raman Spectroscopy of Melt Inclusions In Pegmatitic Tourmaline of the Gatumba-Gitarama Area (Rwanda) The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (3) 377-397 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600093 |
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