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Biotite from
Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India


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 Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601956:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Beldih Dyke and phosphate quarry, Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBeldih Dyke and phosphate quarry, Purulia carbonatite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘSushina Hill, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘManbazar gondites, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘTuramdih Mine, Narwapahar–Garadih–Turamdih–Nandup Sector U deposits, Jadugora, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘBhatin Mine, Jadugora, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘJaduguda Mine (Jadugoda Mine; Jadugora Mine), Jadugora, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘJublatola U Mine, Mosaboni, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘRakha Cu deposit, Mosaboni, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘNawahatu, Purulia District, West Bengal, India
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘChhendapathar, Bankura District, West Bengal, India
References
Mineral. Petrol. 95 (2009) 105-112.
Chakrabarty, Aniket, Sen, Amit Kumar (2010) Enigmatic association of the carbonatite and alkali-pyroxenite along the Northern Shear Zone, Purulia, West Bengal: A saga of primary magmatic carbonatite. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 76 (4) 403-413 doi:10.1007/s12594-010-0113-x
 
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