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Biotite from
Laowan Au deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, 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 Laowan Au deposit, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480189:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘYindongpo Mine, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPoshan Mine, Weishancheng ore field, Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan, China
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘShuangbaojian ore block, Suixian Mo deposit, Sui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘHuangjiagou ore block, Suixian Mo deposit, Sui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘQian'echong Mo deposit, Guangshui Co., Suizhou, Hubei, China
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘTieshan Mine, Wugang Fe ore field, Wugang County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘBaishugang rutile deposit, Fangcheng County, Nanyang, Henan, China
References
Qiaoqin Xie, Chengrong Pan, Xiaochun Xu, and Shucang Yue (2003): Journal of Hefei University of Technology (Natural Science) 26(1), 47-52.
Wu, Ruoyu, Chen, Jinduo, Chen, Shouyu, Li, Siyuan, Teng, Lang, Dong, Kai (2023) Origin and mineralization significance of the ore-hosting Guishan Formation at the Laowan Gold Deposit in Qinling-Dabie Orogen, Central China. Episodes, 46 (2) 133-160 doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2022/022020
 
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