| Locality type: | Mine |
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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 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Beryl | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Fluorite | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Magnesite | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Magnesite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Curlew Emerald Mine, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 818213 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:818213:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e7ebcdb7-4acc-48ba-877c-87ff68bcd286 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘTrigg Hill pegmatite group, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘWinu deposit, Paterson Orogen, Western Australia, Australia |
| 59.3km (36.9 miles) | ⓘPincunah prospect, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 67.5km (41.9 miles) | ⓘZakanaka North Mine, Pilgangoora Goldfield, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 69.4km (43.1 miles) | ⓘPilgangoora pegmatites, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 71.1km (44.2 miles) | ⓘCopper Hills Mine, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 71.7km (44.6 miles) | ⓘGreen's Well pegmatite (Green's Tank), Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 74.1km (46.0 miles) | ⓘMcPhees North Mine, Pilgangoora Goldfield, Pilgangoora, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 77.4km (48.1 miles) | ⓘMount Cassiterite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
| 78.0km (48.4 miles) | ⓘWodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rare Metal Pegmatites in the North Pilbara Craton, Western Australia MARCUS T. SWEETAPPLE† AND PETER L... WA 6845, Australia Abstract The Pilbara pegmatite province in the Archean North Pilbara Craton contains...Cassiterite tantalum orebody in the Wodgina pegmatite district. Generally, rare metal pegmatites in the province...tectonostratigraphic domains of the East Pilbara granite-greenstone terrane of the North Pilbara Craton. They tend to...identified. Although granitic rocks of the North Pilbara Craton were emplaced over an 800 m.y. period (3600–2800 |  | | Report (edition) | | maps produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia are available from: Information Centre Department...Department of Mines and Petroleum 100 Plain Street East Perth WA 6004 Phone: (08) 9222 3459 Fax: (08) 9222...Bulletin 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia second edition While systematically...authoritative, the second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is written not only for the professional geologist...et al. The second edition of Gemstones of Western Australia is an updated version published in response |  | | Report (edition) | | Stocklmayer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gemstones of Western Australia FRONTISPIECE Euhedral black... MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 25 GEMSTONES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA by J Michael Fetherston, Susan M Stocklmayer...Stocklmayer Perth 2013 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM Hon. Norman...EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Rick Rogerson REFERENCE The recommended reference...VC 2013, Gemstones of Western Australia: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin |  | | Report (issue) | | Discovery Stoppaniite Fabio Tamagnini Page 40 Emerald and Aquamarine in Canada Lee A. Groat Page 22...World-Class Beryl Guanghua Liu Page 76 Gem Beryl in Australia Dermot Henry Page 78 Beryl from Southern Africa...morganite, emerald, goshenite, and heliodor. Known for millennia, the beryl varieties emerald and aquamarine...surrounded by the ancient mysticism of birthstones. Emerald, aquamarine and beryl were all named in Pliny's...smaragdus" referred to what would be known today as emerald; "beryllus" is the Latin term for beryl; "sea green |
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