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Biotite from
Shangfang W deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shangfang W deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1331558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1331558:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBawaiyang Pb-Zn deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘWangmushan Au deposit, Zhenghe County, Nanping, Fujian, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘShuiji Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Jianyang District, Nanping, Fujian, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 31, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘFozi Mountain National Geopark, Zhenghe County, Nanping, Fujian, China
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘXiashan Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenghe County, Nanping, Fujian, China
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘFengyan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
88.8km (55.1 miles) ⓘHedi ion-adsorption REE deposit, Qingyuan County, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘYangdun REE deposit, Pucheng County, Nanping, Fujian, China
References
Zhu, L.-Y.
Jiang, S.-Y.
Chen, R.-S.
Ma, Y. (2019) Origin of the Shangfang Tungsten Deposit in the Fujian Province of Southeast China: Evidence from Scheelite Sm–Nd Geochronology, H–O Isotopes and Fluid Inclusions Studies. Minerals 9, 713.
Chen, Xi-Ning; Zhu, Lü-Yun; Duan, Bai-Song; Lai, Xiao-Dan (2026) Integrating alteration mineralogy and mineralization mechanisms with SWIR spectroscopy for orebody delineation: a case study from the shangfang tungsten deposit, Southeast China. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107498. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107498
 
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