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Biotite from
Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369212
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369212:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘAjax Cu-Au deposit, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Iron Mask Batholith, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Hg occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘHeff Cu-Au skarn, Heffley Lake, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘBethlehem Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘHighland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘLucky Mike tungsten occurrence, Swakum Mountain, Merritt area, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘHighmont Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘLornex Pit, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘAberdeen deposit, Merritt area, Nicola Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
www.em.gov.bc.ca/DL/GSBPubs/GeoFldWk/2003/25-Nixon-263-290-w.pdf.
Garagan, M. J. (2014). Textural and spatial relationship between platinum-group elements and alteration assemblages in the Afton porphyry system, Kamloops, British Columbia. BS Thesis St. Marys University, Halifax
Robb, S. (2020). Distribution of platinum group elements in the New Afton alkalic Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Kamloops, British Columbia (Masters dissertation, Carleton University).
Gonzalez-Duran, Andres Felipe; Simon, Adam C.; Holder, Robert; Thompson, John F.H.; Wade, Devin; Ryan, Catherine; Mathur, Ryan (2026) Tracing the Origin and Hydrothermal Overprint of Magnetite-Apatite Mineralization in the New Afton Cu-Au ± PGE Alkalic Porphyry Deposit: Insights from Magnetite Textures and Chemistry. Economic Geology, 121 (3). p.643-660. doi:10.5382/econgeo.5243
 
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