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After creating it with mkpart, are you formatting it with mkfs.btrfs? You need to both steps (create partition and format it). Also, try running partprobe or rebooting after making changes so that the kernel re-detects it.
Hey thanks! Thats it. mkfs.btrfs fixed it. Its weitd though that the other disks were recognized correctly.
Now I can go and experiment with raid setups