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Biotite from
White Tundra pegmatite, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 White Tundra pegmatite, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1485368
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1485368:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘKievey deposit, Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex), Murmansk Oblast, Russia
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘSakharyok alkaline massif, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘYel’skie Lakes deposits, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
52.9km (32.8 miles) ⓘVein No. 1, Serpovidnyi Ridge, Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘPestsovye Keivy, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘParusnaya Mt (Parus), Western Keivy Massif, Keivy Mountains, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘYubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘVuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘKontozero carbonatite, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘCarbonatite Stock in the vicinity of Tul'ilukht Bay, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Zozulya, D., Macdonald, R., BagiƄski, B., & Jokubauskas, P. (2022). Nb/Ta, Zr/Hf and REE fractionation in exotic pegmatite from the Keivy province, NW Russia, with implications for rare-metal mineralization in alkali feldspar granite systems. Ore Geology Reviews, 104779.
 
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