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Illite from
Chalapu Au deposit, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, 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 Chalapu Au deposit, Lhünzê Co. (Longzi Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1647763
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1647763:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘPanan W deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘMingze-Chengba Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Sangri Co., Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘNuri Cu-Mo-W deposit, Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
References
Dou, Xiaofang, Zheng, Youye, Zheng, Shunli, Chen, Xin (2024) Advanced soil-gas geochemical exploration methods for orogenic gold deposits: A case study of Chalapu deposit, Xizang. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. 106226 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106226
Liu, Ying; Sun, Xiaoming; Fu, Yu; Xu, Li; Yang, Chengye; Liu, Qiaofen; Ran, Menglan; Ding, Zhengpeng; Ling, Shimeng; Yi, Jianzhou (2025) Genesis of the Chalapu orogenic gold deposit in southern Tibet: New insights from in situ geochemistry and sulfur isotopes of auriferous sulfides. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106891 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106891
 
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