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Biotite from
Mt Takanawa (Takanawa-yama), Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mountain
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 Mt Takanawa (Takanawa-yama), Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:861969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:861969:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘBesshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘSazare mine, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘDiamond-bearing lherzolite, Shingu, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘFujigatani mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘFukumaki mine, Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
References
Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Minakawa, Tetsuo, Ohgoshi, Yukikazu (2013) Takanawaite-(Y), a new mineral of the M-type polymorph with Y(Ta,Nb)O4 from Takanawa Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 108 (6) 335-344 doi:10.2465/jmps.120513a
 
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