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Biotite from
Um Zeriq I deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Deposit
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 Um Zeriq I deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:609852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:609852:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘUm Zeriq II deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘUm Zariq formation, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘUm Zeriq III deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘShalal deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘWadi Tarr, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘWadi Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘMusayr Limestone, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘJabal Marshah Complex, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia
References
International Geological Congress (2008) MRD-02 Large skarn-type mineralization connected to late to post tectonic Precambrian granitoid intrusions in southeast Sinai, Egypt
 
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