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Biotite from
Mount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, 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 Mount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550454
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550454:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMobs lease prospect, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Lady Ella Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMerlin Mo-Re zone (Merlin deposit), Mount Dore Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘSelwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘStarra mines, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘPegmont Pb-Zn deposit (Pegmont Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘStraight 8 deposit (Straight Eight Mine), Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘMaramungee deposit, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘPlume prospect, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘCannington Mine, McKinlay, McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Marshall, Lucas J., Oliver, Nicholas H. S., Davidson, Garry J. (2006) Carbon and oxygen isotope constraints on fluid sources and fluid–wallrock interaction in regional alteration and iron-oxide–copper–gold mineralisation, eastern Mt Isa Block, Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (5) 429-452 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0069-3
 
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