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Illite from
Huangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1521261
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1521261:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘYantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘHuangfengling deposit (U deposit No. 325), Huangao district, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘLujing deposit (Sanerer deposit; U deposit No. 322), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Wu, Dehai, Jiayong Pan, Fei Xia, Guangwen Huang, and Jing Lai. (2019) "The Mineral Chemistry of Chlorites and Its Relationship with Uranium Mineralization from Huangsha Uranium Mining Area in the Middle Nanling Range, SE China" Minerals 9, no. 3: 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9030199
 
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