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Biotite from
Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine), Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, 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 Huatong Mine (Huatungkou Mine), Wafangdian City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547979:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘXiuyan Au deposit, Xiuyan Co., Anshan, Liaoning, China
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘMaoling Au deposit (Maolin Au deposit), Gaizhou City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘDadonggou Au deposit, Dashiqiao City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘWangbaoshan Cu-Pb-Zn deposit, Zhuanghe City, Dalian, Liaoning, China
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘHouxianyu, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, China
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘHouxianyu Boron deposit, Dashiqiao City, Yingkou, Liaoning, China
References
Matsuda, K. (1969) Copper-bearing contact deposits of Hua-tung-kou, Fu Hsien, Feng-tien province, Manchuria (in: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Far East, vol. 2, pp 414-422, Tokyo University Press).
Zhiqian Zhang and Jianning Wang (2009): Gold Science and Technology 17(2), 34-37, 53
 
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