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Biotite from
Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, 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 Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:833006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:833006:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘWeebo Bore Ni prospect (Weebo), Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.5km (19.5 miles) ⓘBannockburn Gold Mine, Ten Mile Outcamp, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘFairyland Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘDaisy Queen Gold Mine (Queen), Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘPerseverance Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘClaudius Creek Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘRedeemer Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘCox-Crusader Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘSongvang Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘNew Holland-Genesis Gold Mine, Agnew Goldfield (Lawlers), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Du Puy, K. (2003) Descriptive hydrothermal alteration model for the Thunderbox gold deposit: insights into timing of gold mineralisation relative to deformation and metamorphism. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Western Australia. 88pp.
de Souza, A. E. C. M., Sarout, J., Luzin, V., Sari, M., & Vialle, S. (2022). Laboratory measurements of ultrasonic wave velocities and anisotropy across a gold-hosting structure: A case study of the Thunderbox Gold Mine, Western Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 146, 104928.
 
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