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Biotite from
Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina


Locality type:Village
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 Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:223648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:223648:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Diente Verde, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
La Rica vein, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLa Rica vein, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘDiente Verde, Cañada Honda, Carolina, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRanquel Pegmatite, Totoral pegmatitic field, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘSan Luis Mine, La Florida, El Trapiche, Coronel Pringles Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘCatrie pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘPotrerillos 2 pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘSan Osmar pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘLa Esmeralda pegmatite, Paso Grande, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘRancul pegmatite, Potrerillos, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘLa Aspereza mining district, Villa de Praga, San Martín Department, San Luis Province, Argentina
References
Nilda E. Urbina & P. Sruoga (2008) Diente Verde and Mario, Cañada Honda, San Luis, Argentina: porphyry-type deposits in the South Pampean flat-slab region of the Central Andes. 7th International Symposium on Andean Geodynamics (ISAG 2008, Nice), Extended Abstracts: 558-561
 
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