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Muscovite from
Southern Tiegelong deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, 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 Southern Tiegelong deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012933:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘTiegelongnan porphyry-epithermal Cu (Au) deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNaruo deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘBolong Cu-Au deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘDuobuza Cu-(Au) deposit (Dobuzha Cu-(Au) deposit), Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘNadun deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘGa’erqin deposit, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘDibaonamugang Lithocap, Duolong ore field, Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘWuma Co (Wuma Tso; Wuma Cuo), Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘJakar Co (Jakar Tso; Xiaga Cuo), Gêrzê Co., Ngari, Tibet, China
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘBero Zeco (Bero Zetso; Bieruo Zecuo), Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China
References
WANG, Y., TANG, J., WANG, Q., DUAN, J., FANG, X., SUN, X. and YIN, X. (2014), The Mineralized Features and Prospecting Breakthrough of Southern Tiegelong Giant Epithermal Copper (Gold, Silver) Deposit, Tibet. Acta Geologica Sinica, 88: 802–803.
Song, Y., Yang, C., Wei, S., Yang, H., Fang, X., & Lu, H. (2018). Tectonic Control, Reconstruction and Preservation of the Tiegelongnan Porphyry and Epithermal Overprinting Cu (Au) Deposit, Central Tibet, China. Minerals, 8(9), 398.
 
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