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Muscovite from
Banxi Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Banxi Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1005934
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1005934:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘXiangtaoyuan Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘLiaojiaping Sb-W-Au deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘTangganshan Mine, Heshan District, Yiyang, Hunan, China
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘXichong Au-Sb Mine, Taojiang Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘFuzhuxi Sb-Au deposit, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSitupu W deposit, Lianyuan Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘCanglangping Au deposit, Dingcheng District, Changde, Hunan, China
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘDarongxi Mine, Anhua Co., Yiyang, Hunan, China
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘXikuangshan Sb deposit (Xikuangshan antimony deposit), Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘShenjiaya Au deposit, Yuanling Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
References
Jingwen Zhu, Qiangchun Chen, and Gaodao Wang (2002): Geological Review 48(1), 89-95
Kang, Lin-Yan; Xu, Jun-Wei; Liu, Xiang-Hua; Song, Xiang-Fa; Li, Nan-Xing; Li, Bin (2025) Comparison of the genesis of typical antimony deposits in the Xiangzhong Antimony Ore Belt, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 183. 106695 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106695
Zeng, Dexing; Cheng, Yongsheng; Li, Xiangyang; Wang, Songpu; Liu, Weijie; Yu, Zijun; Zhang, Zewen; Zhou, Yao; Ma, Chao (2026) Ore-forming fluid migration model constrained by fluid inclusions, infrared spectroscopy, and trace elements: a case study of the Banxi Sb deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 194. p.107349. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107349
 
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