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Biotite from
Pargon Mountain Mine, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, 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 Pargon Mountain Mine, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:587205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:587205:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - BN110; in headwaters of Niukluk River), Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘSaddle Prospect, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘCape Darby Occurrence, Council Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NM023; Windy Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NM113; Cobblestone River), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NM112; Windy Creek), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘGraphite Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
98.0km (60.9 miles) ⓘRuby Creek Prospect, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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