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Biotite from
Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Xihuashan Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483399:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDangping Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘDalongshan W-Mo deposit, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘHongshuizhai W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPiaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘZhangdongkeng W deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘTiemuli W–Fe skarn-type deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘTaoxikeng Sn-W Mine, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘAotou Sn deposit, Jiulongnao W-Sn ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘMaoping W-Sn deposit, Chongyi Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘLanhe deposit (U deposit No. 201), Baishun Uranium ore field, Nanxiong Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
References
Giuliani, G. (1985) Le gisement de tungstène de Xihuashan (Sud Jiangxi, Chine): Relations granites, altérations deutériques-hydrothermales, minéralisations. Mineralium Deposita, 20 (2). 107-115 doi:10.1007/bf00204320
Peilan Li and Xingzhen Yu (1988): Geology and Prospecting 24(4), 14-19, 24
 
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