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Biotite from
Maudem Group Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, 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 Maudem Group Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:508169
Long-form Identifier:1:3:508169:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘDouglas Mine (Morning Star claims 1868 & 1871; Douglas Gold and Copper Company), Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFunk's Mine (George-Funk mica pegmatite prospects), Fox Park, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed vermiculite prospect, Northgate Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘPlatt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘCaprock prospect, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘTroutman Draw, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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