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Biotite from
Mungari Grey Quarries (Mungari Grey 1; Mungari Grey 2), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
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 Mungari Grey Quarries (Mungari Grey 1; Mungari Grey 2), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1017523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1017523:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMungari Emerald deposit, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘGreenfields Mine (Caledonia Gold Mine; Three Mile Hill), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘBonnievale Gold Mine (Westralia; Varischetti), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘBayleys Reward Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLindsays Gold Mine (Queens Cross), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘKings Cross Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘNew Australasian Gold Mine (Australasian; New Australasian Group), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMcPherson's Reward Gold Mine (Macphersons Reward), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘTindals Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBinduli, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Fetherston, J. Michael (2010) Dimension stone in Western Australia: Volume 2 - Dimension stones of the Southern, Central Western, and Northern Regions. Mineral Resources Bulletin 24. Geological Survey of Western Australia 218pp.
 
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