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Plagioclase from
Baishitouquan intrusion, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baishitouquan intrusion, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1652743
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1652743:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘZhangbaoshan Rb deposit, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘXiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘGuobaoshan Rb deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘJinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘShuangjingzi Fe deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘShuangxin mining area, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘHuangshannan Cu-Ni deposit (Huangshan South Cu-Ni deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘHuangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Jin, Xu-Wen, Lei, Ru-Xiong, Yuan, Hong-Dian, Brzozowski, Matthew J., Wu, Chang-Zhi (2024) Rb enrichment processes in highly evolved granites: Insights from mica and K-feldspar from the Baishitouquan pluton, Eastern Tianshan. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106301 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106301
 
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