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Biotite from
Pizzo Paglia pegmatite dyke, Leggia Valley, Leggia, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland


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 Pizzo Paglia pegmatite dyke, Leggia Valley, Leggia, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1237996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1237996:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCama Valley, Cama, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘGrono-Verdabbio road, Grono, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSoè Valley, Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTaglio d'Inghirina, Livo, Como Province, Lombardy, Italy
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘRoveredo-Laura road, Roveredo, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘGarzelli Valley, Bodengo Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘAlpe Girso, Arbedo-Castione, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘGneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘArvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘCastione, Arbedo-Castione, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland
References
Guastoni, A.; Pennacchioni, G.; Pozzi, G.; Fioretti, A.M.; Walter, J.M. (2014) Tertiary pegmatite dikes of the Central Alps. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (2). 191-219 doi:10.3749/canmin.52.2.191
 
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