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Illite from
Xiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 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 Xiaoshan U deposit, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1657311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1657311:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLujing deposit (Sanerer deposit; U deposit No. 322), Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHuangfengling deposit (U deposit No. 325), Huangao district, Lujing Uranium ore field, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘSanjiu Ore Field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘShulouqiu U deposit (U deposit No. 302), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘChangpai deposit, Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘMianhuakeng U deposit (U deposit No. 305), Changjiang Uranium ore field (Uranium ore field No. 211), Renhua Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘYantongling (Uranium deposit 235), Baishun Uranium ore field, Shixing Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘHuangsha U mining area, Quannan Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
References
Li, Fu-Rong, Zhang, Yong, Dang, Fei-Peng, Huang, Di, Zhong, Fu-Jun, Yan, Jie, Xia, Fei, Pan, Chun-Rong, Pan, Jia-Yong, Han, Shan-Chu, et al. (2024) The role of hydrothermal alteration in uranium mineralization at the Xiaoshan uranium deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 106324 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106324
 
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