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Biotite from
Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, 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 Kitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576712:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMannum Falls, Reedy Creek, Mannum, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘKanappa Mine, Sanderson, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBremer Mine, District Council of Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘPara River South, Williamstown, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘKeyneton Proprietary mine, Towitta, Mid Murray Council, South Australia, Australia
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘWheal Ellen, Strathalbyn, Alexandrina Council, South Australia, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘGomersal Mine, Gomersal, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘPenrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
References
Thompson, R.L. (1970) A study of the mineralisation at the Kitticoola Copper mine, Palmer, S.A. BSc. Honours thesis. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia,
 
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