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Biotite from
Rainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit; Rainbow lode; Rainbow prospect; Rainbow group), Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


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
Colour:Deep brown
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit; Rainbow lode; Rainbow prospect; Rainbow group), Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247893:7
GUID (UUID V4):ce7421f3-71fb-49ba-b076-50ec8169306f
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSpringfield Mine (Springfield group; Springfield shaft; Venus claim; Gorilla claim), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘCopper Hill Mine (Copper Hill group; Patented claims MS 4452), Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘDragon Mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘPiestewa Peak area (Squaw Peak area), Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 36, 154.
 
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