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Biotite from
Longquanping deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, 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 Longquanping deposit, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1662188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1662188:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘGuangshigou U deposit, Shangnan County, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘDonggoukou Mo deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘGaozhuang Au deposit, Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan, China
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘHuoshenmiao Mo deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘYiyuan jade deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘYumugou Mo-W deposit, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘShangfanggou Mine (Shangfang Mine), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘYuku pluton, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘLengshuibeigou Pb-Zn deposit (Lengshuigou Pb-Zn deposit), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘShibaogou pluton, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Magar, Jamuna Thapa, Yang, Xiaoyong, Li, Kaiwen, Xia, Mei, Li, Xiaoyu, Cai, Zhichao (2024) Mineralogical Characteristics and Purification Experiments of Quartz from a Pegmatite: A Case Study in the Lushi Region of the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China. Minerals, 14 (12). doi:10.3390/min14121225
 
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