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Muscovite from
Tangshang Au deposit, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, 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 Tangshang Au deposit, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1500101
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1500101:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘBieli Au deposit, Tangshang ore district, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘBielidong Au deposit, Tangshang ore district, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘDixu Au deposit, Guangnan County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘMaxiong Sb-Au deposit (Maxuong Sb-Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘNibao Au deposit, Pu'an County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘGetang Au-Sb deposit, Anlong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘLonghe Au deposit (Longhuo Au deposit), Longlin Co., Baise, Guangxi, China
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘShugentian Coalfield, Luoping County, Qujing, Yunnan, China
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘBanqi Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘYata Au-As deposit, Ceheng County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
References
Song, Weifang, Wu, Pan, Liu, Jianzhong, Li, Junhai, Wang, Zepeng, Tan, Qinping, Xie, Zhuojun, Zheng, Lulin (2022) Genesis of the Tangshang Au Deposit in Southeast Yunnan Province, China: Constraints from In Situ Chemical and S-Sr Isotope Analyses. Minerals, 12 (7) 806 doi:10.3390/min12070806
Li, Gezi; Xie, Zhuojun; Xia, Yong; Wei, Dongtian; Tan, Qinping; Liu, Jianzhong; Xiao, Jingdan; Wang, Zepeng (2025) Two episodes of Au mineralization in the Tangshang Carlin-type gold deposits, SW China: New constraints from integrated in situ monazite and xenotime U–Pb and sericite Rb–Sr geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106985 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106985
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
 
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