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Biotite from
Zhouwu deposit, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, 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 Zhouwu deposit, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1797422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1797422:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘDabaoshan Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
42.2km (26.3 miles) ⓘHongling Mine, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘXiejiashan Mine, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘXinfeng deposit, Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘShilling Intrusion, Fogang County, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘZhutongjian deposit, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘYiliu Tungsten Polymetallic Deposit, Ruyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘJunge mine, Yiliu Tungsten Polymetallic Deposit, Ruyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘYaoling Mine, Qujiang District, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
70.7km (44.0 miles) ⓘXianshi deposit, Xiazhuang Uranium ore field (Xiwang Uranium ore field), Wengyuan Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Liang, Ming; Wu, Chao; Qiu, Anpeng; Guo, Min; Wang, Qiuchun; Xiao, Bing (2025) Application of infrared (IR) spectral for exploration indicators in the Zhouwu Fe-Cu Skarn Deposit, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106870 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106870
Liang, Ming; Wu, Chao; Qiu, Anpeng; Guo, Min; He, Xunhu (2026) Petrogenesis and porphyry metallogenic potential of the Jinmen pluton in the Nanling Range, South China: Insights from whole-rock geochemistry, zircon trace elements, and U-Pb-Hf isotopes. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 291. p.108202. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2026.108202
 
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