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Adularia from
Bitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bitian Au-Ag-Cu deposit (Bitan Au-Ag-Cu deposit), Zijinshan ore field, Wuping Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438208
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438208:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘYueyang deposit, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘZijinshan Mine, Zijinshan ore field, Shanghang Co., Longyan, Fujian, China
References
De-Quan Zhang, Cheng-You Fen, Da-Xin Li, Hing-Quan She, and Ying-Jun Dong (2003): Mineral Deposits [Kuangchuang Dizhi] 22(4), 360-364.
Dequan Zhang, Chengyou Fen, Daxin Li, Hongquan She, and Yingjun Dong (2003): 40Ar-39Ar dating of adularia from Bitian sericite-adularia type epithermal Ag-Au deposit in Fujian Province and its geological significance. Mineral Deposits 22(4), 360-364 (In Chinese with English abstract).
 
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