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Biotite from
Damanbie REE deposit, Dehong, Yunnan, 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 Damanbie REE deposit, Dehong, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1652574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1652574:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘYingpanshan REE deposit, Dehong, Yunnan, China
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘLailishan Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Lianghe County, Dehong, Yunnan, China
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘTuganzhai iREE deposit, Lianghe County, Dehong, Yunnan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘTuguanzhai REE deposit, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘXinqi Sn-W deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘLaopingshan Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘHuangliangou Be-Nb-Ta pegmatite deposit, Longling County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘBaihuanao intrusion, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘTieyaoshan W-Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
References
Tang, Zhong, Pan, Zewei, Ming, Tianxue, Li, Rong, He, Xiaohu, Wen, Hanjie, Yu, Wenxiu (2024) Petrogenesis of Eocene A-Type Granite Associated with the Yingpanshan–Damanbie Regolith-Hosted Ion-Adsorption Rare Earth Element Deposit in the Tengchong Block, Southwest China. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090933
 
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