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Muscovite from
Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470149:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘDahuanggou Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘNanlongwangmiao Au deposit, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘXianjinchang Au deposit, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, China
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘYantongqiaozi Au deposit, Meihekou Co., Tonghua, Jilin, China
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘWangjiadagou Au deposit, Huanren Co., Benxi, Liaoning, China
References
Liaoning Metallurgical Geology Team No. 101 (1977): Geology and Prospecting 13(7), 1-5
Guangyu Zhou (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(7), 15-20
Lianxing Gu, Xiaoqian Tang, Changzhi Wu, Jianjun Lu, Xinjian Xiao, Yuanchuan Zheng, Pei Ni, and Zeman Tian (2004): Mechanisms of Cu-Au enrichment in ore mylonites of the Hongtoushan massive sulphide deposit, Longtoushan, China. Earth Science Frontiers 11(2), 339-351.
You, Xinwei, Wang, Ende, Men, Yekai, Fu, Jianfei, Song, Kun, Ma, Sishun (2024) The Zircon U-Pb Age, Hf Isotopes, and Lithogeochemistry of Ore-Bearing Rocks from the Archean Hongtoushan Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit in the North China Craton: Implications for Tectonic Setting. Minerals, 14 (4) doi:10.3390/min14040367
 
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