Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Comments: | Ubiquitous as a rock-forming mineral. Also present as crude blades in ankerite veins. |
Habit: | anhedral to subhedral grains and crystals |
Colour: | brown, black |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Analysis Reference: | K. Wood |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Ilmenite | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Ilmenite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Biotite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39903 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39903:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 18d4f400-99ba-48b4-8f10-4832e8e870d4 |
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
8.6km (5.4 miles) | ⓘSigmon Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMoose Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
16.7km (10.4 miles) | ⓘAbernathy Long Cut Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
20.5km (12.7 miles) | ⓘFloyd Brittan Mine, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
23.2km (14.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Magnetite Occurrence (MRDS - 10093822), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
27.2km (16.9 miles) | ⓘAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine (Alexander prospect; Abernathy prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
27.8km (17.3 miles) | ⓘO. F. Patterson Mine, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
28.8km (17.9 miles) | ⓘCausby Gneiss Quarry, Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
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