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Biotite from
Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, 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 Shizhuyuan Mine, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522313
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522313:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘChaishan Pb-Zn-Sn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘHehuaping Sn-Pb-Zn deposit, Dongpo ore field, Suxian District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘWangxianling Sn-W deposit, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘYaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘXintianling W-Bi deposit, Xintianling W-polymetallic ore field, Qitianling complex, Beihu District, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘBaoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘBaoshan Cu-Mo-Bi-W deposit, Baoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘCaishenmiao Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Baoshan ore field (Baoshan Mine), Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘZhuantou'ao Mine, Baiyunxian W-polymetallic ore field, Rucheng Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘZhangjialong W deposit, Penggongmiao W ore field, Zixing, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
References
Huanzhang Tian (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(11), 2-8
Jingwen Mao, Hongyan Li, Hidehiko Shimazaki, Raimbault, L., and Guy, B. (1996): International Geology Review 38(11), 1020-1039
Jingwu Yin, Sang Jung Kim, Hyun Koo Lee, and Tetsumaru Itaya (2002) Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 20, 151-155.
LI, XIAN-HUA, LIU, DUNYI, SUN, MIN, LI, WU-XIAN, LIANG, XI-RONG, LIU, YING (2004) Precise Sm–Nd and U–Pb isotopic dating of the supergiant Shizhuyuan polymetallic deposit and its host granite, SE China. Geological Magazine, 141 (2). 225-231 doi:10.1017/s0016756803008823
Tian, Mingjun; Xiao, Yiwu; Shang, Yanbo; Wang, Mingyan; Li, Lei; Zhao, Ming; Kang, Dongyan (2026) The occurrence of Sn in the Shizhuyuan W-Sn polymetallic skarn-greisen deposit: Insights into the magmatic-hydrothermal Sn mineralization process. Ore Geology Reviews, 188. 107026 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.107026
 
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