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Biotite from
Upper Nyud intrusion, South Sopcha intrusions, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Intrusion
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 Upper Nyud intrusion, South Sopcha intrusions, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2021982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2021982:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLoypishnyun deposit, Monche tundra intrusion, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘVuruchuaivench prospect, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPentlandite Gorge, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘJarva-Varaka layered massif, Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘMarchenko Peak, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘTuliok River head, East slope, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘKirovskii apatite mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘMaterial'naya Adit, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘYukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘHackman Valley, Yukspor Mountain, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Chashchin, Victor V.; Savchenko, Yevgeny E.; Ivanchenko, Vladimir N. (2027) Petrology and the PGE-Cu-Ni sulfide mineralization of the Upper Nyud intrusion, southern margin of the Monchegorsk layered pluton (Kola Region, NW Russia). Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 292. p.108231. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2026.108231
 
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