1789 - Biotite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Italy

Contributors

Charles Fayerweather

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

1789

Mineral Name

Biotite

Chemical Formula

K(Mg,Fe++)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2

Subcollection

Charles S. Fayerweather
Specimen Number
020

Black fine grained granular mass

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Vesuvius, Italy

Locality Lat/Long

40.822383, 14.4289058
Geographic Features
Vesuvius
Somma-Vesuvius Complex