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Biotite from
Nephton Quarry (Craig Pit; American Nepheline Co. Mine), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
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 Nephton Quarry (Craig Pit; American Nepheline Co. Mine), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547686:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Quarry (Unimin Quarry), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘDuck Lake intrusive, Chandos Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘConsolidated Uranium CorporationLimited, Chandos Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘCavendish Uranium Mine, Cavendish Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘMarmoraton Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘBob Neil Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘCoe Hill Gold occurrences, Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘAumacho River occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘBrough Lake molybdenite occurrence, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
(n.d.) Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
 
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