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Biotite from
Little Sister Mine (Little Sister Mica Mine), Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia


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 Little Sister Mine (Little Sister Mica Mine), Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336180:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCarrara Mines, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘDeposit 013, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘYambla Prospect, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘAtrichs Mine (Atrichs Mica Mine), Spriggs Creek Bore (Spriggs Bore), Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘLeprechaun Mica Mine, Harding Springs, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘUn-named Kyanite Deposit, Spriggs Creek Bore (Spriggs Bore), Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘSpriggs Camp, Spriggs Creek Bore (Spriggs Bore), Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘEntia Valley, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘLone Pine Mica Mine (Lone Pine prospect; Cone Hill), Coggan Bore, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘValley Bore, Spriggs Creek Bore (Spriggs Bore), Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
References
Zia U. Bajwah, Huckitta 1:250 000 Mineral deposit data series, Northern Territory Geological Survey, 1994
 
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