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Biotite from
Black Wonder Occurrence, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Black Wonder Occurrence, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706730:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBucky pegmatite (New Anniversary; Willow Creek), Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBrown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBrown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘDutch Flat Gulch, Gold Brick Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek, Gold Brick Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘBon Ton Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine (Modoc; MS 17455; Horse Shoe; MS 17122; Belle Valaisane; MS 13897; Only Chance; MS 17455; Mammoth; MS 13897; Patented Claims: Lucky Strike; MS 9125), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘGunnison District Occurrence (W.C. Dillon; MS 10715), Gunnison Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘGold Basin District Occurrence (MS 1984; Patented Claim: Belle Flora), Green Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Proffesional Paper 265
 
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