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Biotite from
Dagang deposit, Ganfang rare metal deposit, Yichun, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Ore Body
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 Dagang deposit, Ganfang rare metal deposit, Yichun, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1903014
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1903014:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘShiweidong deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Jing'an Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘDongdouya W deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Jing'an Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘShimensi W-Mo deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘPingmiao deposit, Dahutang ore field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘXianglushan Mine, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘCunqian Au-Cu deposit, Shanggao Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘTongmukeng Sn deposit, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘMengshan nephrite deposits, Yushui District, Xinyu, Jiangxi, China
References
Ding, Ting; Jiang, Xingfu; Pan, Bing; Yao, Li (2026) Li-Hf isotope and geochronology constraints on Mesozoic granite type lithium deposit in southern Jiuling batholith in the eastern segment of Jiangnan orogeny, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 192. 107222 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107222
 
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