Rock forming mineral. Occurs in the Cardigan gneiss, Concentrator volcanics, and Cornelia quartz monzonite. A little broadleaved material associated with pegmatized part of the Cornelia quartz monzonite in the orebody.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Anhydrite

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Biotite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

46652

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:46652:5

GUID (UUID V4):

206223a1-abbb-4916-81be-ce6db675f590

Nearest other occurrences of Biotite

92.3km (57.3 miles)

ⓘ Lakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA

References

Thomas, William J., Gibbs, Ronald B. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: The New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (5) 283-298

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