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Illite from
Tongchang Mine, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tongchang Mine, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:483747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:483747:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘZhushahong Cu-Au deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFujiawu Cu-Mo deposit, Dexing copper mine, Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘJinshan Au deposit, Jinshan Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘYinshan Mine, Yinshan ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘXiongjia U deposit (U deposit No. 60), Shengyuan Uranium ore field (Yingtan Uranium ore field), Guixi Co., Yingtan, Jiangxi, China
References
Zhang, Hong, Fang An, Mingxing Ling, Xiaolin Feng, and Weidong Sun. 2022. "Metallogenesis of Porphyry Copper Deposit Indicated by In Situ Zircon U-Pb-Hf-O and Apatite Sr Isotopes" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111464
Chunsheng Lin and Hualong Xia (2003): Copper Engineering 20(4), 14-56
Cuiyun Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Rong Xiao, Feng Yang, Zengke Wang, and Xiaoyun Zhu (2012): Mineral Deposits 31(1), 94-110
Xiaofei Pan, Yucai Song, Zhenqing Li, Baogen Hu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Zengke Wang, Dan Yang, Tianfu Zhang, and Yan Li (2012): Mineral Deposits 31(4), 850-860
 
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