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Biotite from
Chateaugay iron mines, Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA


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 Chateaugay iron mines, Lyon Mountain, Clinton County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488951:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Kushaqua, Franklin County, New York, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘSmith Graphite property (George W. Smith property), Clintonville, Chesterfield Township, Clinton County, New York, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘKeene, Keene Township, Essex County, New York, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘSanford Hill Body (Sanford Mine), Town of Newcomb (Tahawus), Essex County, New York, USA
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘMineville, Moriah Township, Mineville Mining District, Essex County, New York, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘÎle Cadieux alnöite, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘMineville Mines (Adirondack Ore Mines), Moriah Township, Mineville Mining District, Essex County, New York, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘMont Rigaud, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘRoe spar bed (Roe Spar pegmatite; Roe mine; Spar Bed Hill), Crown Point Center, Crown Point Township, Essex County, New York, USA
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘSt Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
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