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Muscovite from
Honghuaping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, 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 Honghuaping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010618
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010618:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘSirengou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘShiti Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘShenhe Mine, Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘNaore village, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘWangzhuang Au Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘQilixia Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘYaojian Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘQiuling Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘNanshagou Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘJinlongshan Au-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
References
Cailian Guo, He Jiao, Ying Li, and Hongmin Wan (2013): Gold Science and Technology 21(2), 13-18
Meng, Wuyi; Gao, Yongbao; Wei, Liyong; Zhang, Zhen; Wu, Huanhuan; Tang, Mingfeng; Wang, Zelin; Zhao, Gang; Xue, Zhongkai; Tian, Yingtian; et al. (2025) Genesis of Pb–Zn deposits in the Zhen’an–Xunyang basin, south Qinling: Constraints from Rb–Sr geochronology and H–O–S–Pb isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106941 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106941
 
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