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Biotite from
Mengshan granitoid complex, Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Complex
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 Mengshan granitoid complex, Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1644461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1644461:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘShizhushan wollastonite deposit, Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMengshan nephrite deposits, Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘCunqian Au-Cu deposit, Shanggao Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘXiatongling W-(Au) deposit, Anfu Co., Ji'an, Jiangxi, China
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘYichun Mine (Mine No. 414), Yichun complex (Yashan batholith), Yuanzhou District, Yichun, Jiangxi, China
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘDagang deposit, Ganfang rare metal deposit, Yichun, Jiangxi, China
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘXushan W-Cu deposit, Le'an Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘXianglushan Mine, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Jing'an Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
References
Wei, Jin, Ouyang, Yongpeng, Zou, Jing, Zeng, Runling, Zhang, Xinming, Zhang, Tao, Sui, Shenao, Zhang, Da, He, Xiaolong, Zhang, Yaoyao (2024) Genesis of the Mengshan Granitoid Complex in an Early Mesozoic Intracontinental Subduction Tectonic Setting in South China: Evidence from Zircon U-Pb-Hf Isotopes and Geochemical Composition. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090854
 
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