AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Biotite Mica |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 33439 |
Mineral: | Biotite Mica |
Locality: | Bancroft, Ontario, Canada |
Description: | Large crystal of black biotite mica with smooth faces and termination face on one end. Biotite has been eliminated as a mineral species and is now a group containing dark micas Annite and Phlogopite. Only testing can determine the species. |
Overall Size: | 9x5x3 cm |
Crystals: | 9 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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