Mineralogy Database

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
BIOTITE	K(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	phyllosilicates	mica	major

Description

Description: plate-shaped crystal (7 cm)

Information: Rousseaux, J.M., Rouxhet, P.G., Vielvoye, L.A. & Herbillon, A.J., 1973. The vermiculitization of trioctahedral micas. I. The K level and its correlation with chemical composition. Clay Minerals 10, 1-16. // Gomez Laverde, C., 1973. Etude par Spectroscopie Infrarouge de Micas Trioctaédriques et de Vermiculites qui en Dérivent. Mémoire de Licence en Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, 50 pp.

Origin

Country: Canada
Region: Ontario
Locality: Millsite, Wallbridge

Specification

Donors: National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa

Donation year: 1969
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 1

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 3

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no

Sample n° 12004