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Biotite from
Potosi Silver Peak Mine (Silver Peak Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


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
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potosi Silver Peak Mine (Silver Peak Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1369170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1369170:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFlying Doctor mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘConsols Mine (ABH Consols Mine; Australian Broken Hill Consols Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘCBH Rasp Mine (Rasp Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘThe Piggery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘO'Connell's Kyanite Quarry, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘLakes Knob, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘFreyers Wolframite Claim, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘDense Camp Creek, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Teals, G.S.; Groves, I.M.; Manly, I.M. (2006) Mineralisation in the Potosi Extended to Flying Doctor area, Northern Leases, Broken Hill. Broken Hill Exploration Initiative: Abstracts for the September 2006 Conference. Record 2006/21, Geoscience Australia. 182-185
 
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