| Locality type: | Complex |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1426601 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1426601:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8c1f88dc-776e-4160-a098-7aba3afbbffc |
| Localities for Biotite in this Region |
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| Sokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘSokolo Point Carbonatite, Wasaki Peninsula Carbonatites, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘUsaki Ijolite Complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘRuri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘSouth Ruri, Ruri complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘHoma Mountain complex, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 27.5km (17.1 miles) | ⓘRangwa carbonatite complex, Kisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 27.5km (17.1 miles) | ⓘKisingiri Volcano, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 30.7km (19.1 miles) | ⓘLake Simbi Crater, Homa Bay County, Kenya |
| 87.1km (54.1 miles) | ⓘEldoret and Kapsabet Plateau, Kenya |
| References |
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Onuonga, I. O., Fallick, A. E., & Bowden, P. (1997). The recognition of meteoric-hydrothermal and supergene processes in volcanic carbonatites, Nyanza Rift, western Kenya, using carbon and oxygen isotopes. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 25(1), 103-113. doi.org/10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00064-X |
