Biotite - Wikipedia Biotite is an essential phenocryst in some varieties of lamprophyre Biotite is occasionally found in large cleavable crystals, especially in pegmatite veins, as in New England, Virginia and North Carolina USA
Biotite Mineral | Uses and Properties - Geology. com Biotite is a rock-forming mineral found in a wide range of crystalline igneous rocks such as granite, diorite, gabbro, peridotite, and pegmatite It also forms under metamorphic conditions when argillaceous rocks are exposed to heat and pressure to form schist and gneiss
Biotite: Mineral information, data and localities. Named in 1847 by Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann in honour of the French physicist, mathematician, meteoriticist, astronomer, and mineralogist, Jean-Baptiste Biot [April 21, 1774, Paris, France - February 3, 1862, Paris, France], who studied the optical properties of the micas
Biotite Mineral Data Has several polytypes (1M, 3T, 2M1) Biotite is now a group name for phlogopite, siderophyllite and eastonite Common world wide Link to MinDat org Location Data Named in 1847 after the French physicist, Jean Baptiste Biot (1774 - 1862), who studied the optical properties of the micas
Biotite Mica : Properties, Formation, Ocurrence and Uses - Geology Science Biotite is the most common mica mineral and also known as black mica, a silicate mineral in the common mica group Approximate chemical formula K (Mg, Fe) It can be found in massive crystal layers weighing several hundred pounds
Biotite | Mica, Silicate, Rock-Forming | Britannica Biotite, a silicate mineral in the common mica group It is abundant in metamorphic rocks (both regional and contact), in pegmatites, and also in granites and other intrusive igneous rocks
What is Biotite? - Earth. com Biotite is a common phyllosilicate mineral that contains potassium, magnesium, iron and aluminium It is sometimes called “iron mica” and is found in granitic rocks, gneisses, and schists Like other mica minerals, biotite has a highly perfect basal cleavage, its flexible sheets easily flaking off
Biotite Mineral Geology and Uses - ThoughtCo Biotite is a dark-colored mineral found in many rocks and is also known as black mica Biotite is used to date rocks using argon-argon or potassium-argon dating methods Mica, including biotite, is used in electronics, construction, and various industries for its unique properties