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Biotite from
Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Ore Field
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 Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:620240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:620240:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Bronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Challenger-Mt McClure open pit (Challenger Gold; Challenger North; Challenger South), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Mount Joel gold prospects, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘMount Joel gold prospects, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘChallenger-Mt McClure open pit (Challenger Gold; Challenger North; Challenger South), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘSix Mile Well Pit, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘMount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘPerseverance Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘWeebo Bore Ni prospect (Weebo), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘFairyland Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘThunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Neil Phillips, G., Vearncombe, J. R., Eshuys, E. (1998) Yandal greenstone belt, Western Australia: 12 million ounces of gold in the 1990s. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (3) 310-316 doi:10.1007/s001260050150
 
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