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Illite from
Mianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Mianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1576527
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1576527:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘYantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘXiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘLujing deposit (Sanerer deposit; U deposit No. 322), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘHuangfengling deposit (U deposit No. 325), Huangao district, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
96.6km (60.1 miles) ⓘMeitian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Zhong, Fujun; Zhang, Xiaotian; Wang, Kaixing; Wu, Bin; Liu, Jungang; Pan, Jiayong; Xia, Fei (2023) Genesis of the Mianhuakeng granite-related uranium deposit, South China: Insights from cathodoluminescence imaging, fluid inclusions, and trace elements composition of hydrothermal quartz. Ore Geology Reviews, 154. 105308 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105308
Gao, Shen; Wang, Yongjian; Zou, Xinyu; Vinis, Edward L.; Huang, Liangliang; Tao, Yi; Xu, Jing; Qin, Kezhang; Qiu, Zhengjie (2024) Fluid overprints and mineralization of the Zhuguangshan granite-related U district in China: Recorded by cathodoluminescence textures and chemistry of quartz. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106256
 
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