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Plagioclase from
Kukeate deposit, Tashiku'ergan Co. (Taxkorgan Co.; Tashqurqan Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kukeate deposit, Tashiku'ergan Co. (Taxkorgan Co.; Tashqurqan Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1534838
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1534838:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘShaksgam valley, Tashiku'ergan Co. (Taxkorgan Co.; Tashqurqan Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘK2 Peak, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘNorth Kudi Granitoids, Kargilik Co. (Yecheng Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Hu, J., Wang, M., Wang, H., Li, S., Santosh, M., Zhao, Y., ... & Ren, H. (2022). The source and depositional environment of early Silurian iron formation in NW China: Constraints from element and isotope (Fe, C, O) geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 105165.
 
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