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Biotite from
Tangquan Fe deposit, Datian County, Sanming, Fujian, 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 Tangquan Fe deposit, Datian County, Sanming, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1980069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1980069:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘLongtougang Cu-Zn deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘShuangqishan Mine, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘXiaoban Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘQiucun Au deposit, Dehua Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘFengyan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘYangfang complex, Mingxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘLiaotianshan volcano, Xinluo District, Longyan, Fujian, China
89.7km (55.8 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 31, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘXingluokeng W-Mo deposit, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
References
Zhang, Tao; Zhang, Xinming; Vatuva, Absai; Yuan, Yuan; Gong, Yong; Yan, Pengcheng; Di, Yongjun; Wang, Sen; Zhang, Da (2026) Genesis and geodynamic setting of the late Jurassic Tangquan iron deposit in the southwestern Fujian depression: constraints from garnet major‒trace element geochemistry and ore-forming pluton geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, p.107457. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107457
 
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