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Biotite from
Binghugou Au deposit, Liuhe orefield, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, 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 Binghugou Au deposit, Liuhe orefield, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1535373
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1535373:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘNaizhigou Au deposit, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘLiupiyegou Mine, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘSandaotong Cu deposit, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘSandaocha Mine, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLaoniugou Fe deposit (Laoniuguo Fe deposit), Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBanmiaozi Au deposit, Jiapigou auriferous greenstone belt, Jiapigou ore field, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘTianhexing porphyry CuMo deposit, Jingyu County, Baishan, Jilin, China
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘHuangnihe pluton, Dunhua City, Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘSongjianghe Au deposit, Dunhua City, Yanbian Chaoxianzu, Jilin, China
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘErdaodianzi Au-(Ag-Cu) deposit, Huadian City, Jilin, Jilin, China
References
Han, Jilong; Sun, Jinggui; Zhang, Xiaotian; Liu, Yang; Xu, Zhikai; Wang, Shu; Xu, Zhitao; Li, Xiao (2022) Comparison of vein- and breccia-type Au-mineralization in the giant Jiapigou mining district of Northeast China. Ore Geology Reviews, 150. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105173
 
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