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Baishitouquan intrusion, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Baishitouquan intrusionIntrusion
Baishiquan ore districtDistrict
Yizhou DistrictCounty
Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture)Prefecture-level City
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 1' North , 95° 11' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
229241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229241:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Topaz-bearing, rubidium- and fluorine-rich amazonite granite.
The ZBS Rb deposit is a typical granite-hosted Rb deposit with an outcrop area of about 7 km2, containing 67,000 tons of mineralization. The deposit is mainly hosted by the BST pluton. The southern portion of the pluton is covered by Quaternary fluvial sediments, while the northern portion is in sharp contact with Mesoproterozoic schists and gneisses, Carboniferous diorite, and Permian quartz diorite. The main Rb-bearing minerals in the deposit are microcline (0.36–0.41 wt% Rb2O) and phengite (0.35–0.67 wt% Rb2O). The BST pluton exhibits five well-exposed, gradational lithological zones, which, from bottom to top, are leucogranite (Zone-a), amazonite-bearing granite (Zone-b), amazonite granite (Zone-c), topaz-bearing amazonite granite (Zone-d), and topaz albite granite (Zone-e). Zones-c and −d, and the pegmatite are the main zones with elevated Rb concentrations.

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8 valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
'Chlorite Group'
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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