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Biotite granite from
Zudong Mine, Longnan REE deposits, Longnan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Biotite granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zudong Mine, Longnan REE deposits, Longnan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1505147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1505147:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite granite
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘWenlong mine, Longnan REE deposits, Longnan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘZhaibei deposit, Dingnan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘXinqiaoxi deposit (Xinqiao West deposit; U deposit No. 332a), Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘDongkeng deposit (U deposit No. 361), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘPiaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhao, Xu; Li, Ning-Bo; Marten Huizenga, Jan; Zhang, Qi-Bing; Yang, Yu-Yuan; Yan, Shuang; Yang, Wu-bin; Niu, He-Cai; Tang, Jieyu; Jiang, Lili (2022) Granitic magma evolution to magmatic-hydrothermal processes vital to the generation of HREEs ion-adsorption deposits: Constraints from zircon texture, U-Pb geochronology, and geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. p.104931. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104931
 
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