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Biotite from
Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, 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 Monakoff Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920773:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘErnest Henry Cu-Au deposit (Ernest Henry Mine), Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘGreat Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘSnake Creek, Roxmere Station, Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘEloise Mine (Eloise Copper Mine), McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘMount Colin mine, Mary Kathleen district, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘDugald River Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘStraight 8 deposit (Straight Eight Mine), Kuridala, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
81.2km (50.4 miles) ⓘCattle Creek, Cattle Creek area, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘQueen Sally Mine, Kajabbi, Three Rivers, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘWee Macgregor Mine, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Williams et al 2015
HOLWELL, David A., WILLIAMS, Megan R., LILLY, Richard M., MCDONALD, Iain (2014) Mineralogical and Fluid Characteristics of the Fluorite-rich Monakoff and E1 Cu-Au Deposits, Cloncurry Region, Queensland, Australia: Implications for Regional F-Ba-rich IOCG Mineralization. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 88. 350-351 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12372_2
 
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