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Biotite from
Jinqingding Au deposit, Rushan ore field, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, 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 Jinqingding Au deposit, Rushan ore field, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463845
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463845:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘJinniushan Au deposit, Jinniushan ore field, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘDenggezhuang Au deposit (Donggezhuang Au deposit; Donggerzhuang Au deposit), Jinniushan ore field, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘYinggezhuang Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘTangjiagou Au deposit, Tangjiagou ore field, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSongjiagou Au deposit, Muping-Rushan metallogenic belt, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘKongxintou Cu–Mo Mine, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘPengjiakuang Mine, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘXilaokou Au deposit, Rushan Co., Weihai, Shandong, China
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLiaoshang Au deposit, Mouping District, Yantai, Shandong, China
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘGuocheng Au deposit (Tudui-Shawang Au deposit), Haiyang City, Yantai, Shandong, China
References
Shanbao Liu, Baolin Zhang, Xingwang Xu, Jie Wang, Xinping Cai, Yan Chen, Baochang Song, and Min Qi (2005): Gold Science and Technology 13(3), 7-16
Huang, Xin, Sun, Deyou, Yu, Song, Wang, Yongjun, Shen, Lijun, Shao, Yubao, Lu, Changyong, Song, Qian, Xiao, Tingting (2024) The Sources of Ore-Forming Materials and Fluids for the Jinqingding Gold Deposit in the Mouping–Rushan Metallogenic Belt, Jiaodong Peninsula: Evidence from S-H-O Isotopes and Trace Elements in Pyrite. Minerals, 14 (11). doi:10.3390/min14111064
Liu, Kun; Chen, Qi; Du, Zezhong; Zhang, Hankuo; Wang, Shuchun; Wang, Huisheng; Yu, Jiantao; Li, Long (2025) Decoding the driving mechanisms of high-grade gold enrichment in the Jiaodong Peninsula: Insights from episodic releases of gold-rich fluids in the Jinqingding deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 106975 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106975
 
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