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Biotite from
Shaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, 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 Shaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:523986
Long-form Identifier:1:3:523986:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘLuohe Mine, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘHuangtun S–Fe–Au–Cu deposit, Huangtun township (Huangtunxiang; Huangtong township; Huangtongxiang), Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘHuangmeijian granite, Wuwei County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘChaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘHucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘSouth Hucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Ruqing Ji, Wenya Zhou, and Shilan Zhang (1987): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 6(1), 64-71
Yang, Xiaoyong, Huang, Jing, Sun, Liguang, Wang, Kuiren (2007) Geochemical studies on REE and trace elements from several Cu-Au deposits along the lower Yangtze metallogenic valley, central-southern Anhui Province. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 26 (2) 170-181 doi:10.1007/s11631-007-0170-z
Li, Yi, Qin, Ke-Zhang, Song, Guo-Xue, Fan, Yu, Wang, Fang-Yue, Wang, Le (2023) The Genetic Link between Iron-Oxide–Apatite and Porphyry Cu–Au Mineralization: Insight from the Biotite–Pyroxene–Zircon Study of the Nihe Fe Deposit and the Shaxi Cu–Au Deposit in the Lower Yangtze Valley, SE China. Minerals, 13 (3) 451 doi:10.3390/min13030451
Gao, Lixiang, Li, Xiaohui, Yuan, Feng, Wang, Shiwei, Ord, Alison, Zhang, Rulin, Hu, Xunyu, Li, Yue (2024) Numerical modeling of the mineralizing processes within the Shaxi porphyry-type Cu-Au deposit, Eastern China: Influence and restriction from physical and chemical characteristics of host rocks. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106041 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106041
 
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