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Biotite from
Pinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, 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 Pinglidian Au deposit, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1518496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1518496:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘHuangbuling Mine (Huangpuling Mine), Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘJiaojia Mine, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘZhouguan Granodiorite, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘDongji Au deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘHexi Mine (Houxi Mine), Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘHongbu Au deposit, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘXincheng Mine, Xincheng-Hexi ore field, Jiaojia-Xincheng Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘXiejiagou Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘBushang Mine, Jinling Au deposit, Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘXinli Mine, Cangshang-Sanshandao Gold camp, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Li, Ruihong; Albert, Ntwali Ntabira; Yun, Menghe; Meng, Yinsheng; Du, Hao (2019) Geological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Archean Basement-Hosted Gold Deposit in Pinglidian, Jiaodong Peninsula, Eastern China: Constraints on Auriferous Quartz-Vein Exploration. Minerals, 9 (1). 62 doi:10.3390/min9010062
 
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