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Muscovite from
Shulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1005808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1005808:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘDongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘYantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘZhangdongkeng W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘAotou Sn deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘYangjiaonao U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Guolong Huang, Zhengping Yin, Hongfei Ling, Ping Deng, Ba Zhu, and Weizhou Shen (2010): Mineral Deposits 29(2), 352-360
Xiang Gao, Weizhou Shen, Lili Liu, Wei Yao, Ba Zhu, Guolong Huang, and Qiuying Li (2011): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 30(1)
Gao, Shen; Wang, Yongjian; Zou, Xinyu; Vinis, Edward L.; Huang, Liangliang; Tao, Yi; Xu, Jing; Qin, Kezhang; Qiu, Zhengjie (2024) Fluid overprints and mineralization of the Zhuguangshan granite-related U district in China: Recorded by cathodoluminescence textures and chemistry of quartz. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106256
 
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