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Biotite from
Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1854326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1854326:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Donggualin Au deposit, Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Laowangzhai Au deposit, Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLaowangzhai Au deposit, Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDonggualin Au deposit, Zhenyuan Mine, Laowangzhai orefield, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘDahongshan Fe-Cu deposit, Xinping County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘLuoboshan Pb-Zn deposit, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘNianbaoyeche, Ning'er County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
References
Li, Huajian, Wang, Qingfei, Deng, Jun, Yang, Lin, Dong, Chaoyi, Yu, Huazhi (2019) Alteration and mineralization styles of the orogenic disseminated Zhenyuan gold deposit, southeastern Tibet: Contrast with carlin gold deposit. Geoscience Frontiers, 10 (5) 1849-1862 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.01.008
 
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