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Muscovite from
Wangzhuang Au Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wangzhuang Au Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1604170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1604170:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘNaore village, Ziyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘQiuling Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘYaojian Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Jinlongshan Au ore field, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘQilixia Au-Hg-Sb deposit, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘHonghuaping Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenxun Pb-Zn ore field (Zhen'an-Xunyang Pb-Zn ore field), Xunyang County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘXinjian, Ningshan pegmatite district, Ningshan County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘLizhaping, Ningshan pegmatite district, Ningshan County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘDazengxigou, Ningshan pegmatite district, Ningshan County, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘShiti Mine, Hanbin District, Ankang, Shaanxi, China
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘGuilingou Mo-W deposit, Zhen'an County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
References
Meng, Wuyi, Liu, Jiajun, Wu, Huanhuan, Zhang, Zhen, Tang, Weidong, Gao, Yongbao, Wei, Liyong, Jia, Bin, Zheng, Xin, Liu, Ningbo (2023) Metallogenic Mechanism of Carlin-Type Gold Deposit in Zhen’an-Xunyang Basin, in the South Qinling of China: Constraints of In Situ Trace Elements and S Isotopes from Newly Discovered Wangzhuang Gold Deposit. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111459
Meng, Wuyi; Liu, Jiajun; Carranza, Emmanuel John M.; Li, Faqiao; Gao, Yongbao; Wei, Liyong; Zhang, Zhen; Wu, Huanhuan; Jia, Bin; Zheng, Xin; et al. (2025) Geochemical constraints on the genesis of Au mineralization at the Wangzhuang deposit, South Qinling, China: Insights from fluid inclusion, trace elements, and H–O–S–Fe–Pb isotopic studies. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106593 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106593
 
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