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Muscovite from
Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:524257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:524257:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Ore Body 70, Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘOre Body 70, Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘZhangquanzhuang Mine, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘJinjiazhuang Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBeigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
20.5km (12.8 miles) ⓘZhongshangou Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘXishuigou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘHougou Mine, Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘShuijingtun Au deposit, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘHuangtuliang Au deposit, Zhenningpu, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘJiangjiazhai Fe deposit, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
References
Taihe Zhou, Goldfarb, R.J., and Phillips, G.N. (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37, 249-282
Zhen, Shi-min, , , Wang, Da-zhao, Zha, Zhong-jian, Bai, Hai-jun, Wang, Jiang, , , , , , , , , et al. (2024) Geology and mineralization of the Dongping supergiant alkalic-hosted Au-Te deposit (>100 t Au) in Northern Hebei Province, China: A review. China Geology, 7 (3). doi:10.31035/cg2023097
Fan, Gao-Hua, Deng, Xiao-Dong, Li, Zhan-Ke, Zu, Bo (2025) The control of various combinations of fluid processes on Au-Te enrichment: Insights from the giant Dongping Au-Te deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106464 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106464
 
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