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Biotite from
Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, 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 Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644383
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644383:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Zhengjialiangzi camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘZhengjialiangzi camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘLizhuang REE deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘLiwu Cu-Zn deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘDaniuchang Mo-W Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘZiershi Mo-Cu Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘMianxi, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘTaihe intrusion, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘDaqianggou Li–Be deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘLuomo Be deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘDashanshu intrusion, Yanyuan County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Shihong Tian, Zhongxin Yuan, Guilan Zhang, Zengqian Hou, Tiping Ding, Ge Bai, Tianren Zou, and Yuling Xie (2006): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 25(2), 110-118
Li, Shi-Lin, Terry Chen, Wei, Zhang, Wei, Chen, You-Wei (2025) The Role of Multiple Fluids in Diverse Mineralization of Carbonatite-Related Rare Earth Element Deposits: New Insights from In Situ Elemental and Sr-Nd-O Isotope Analyses of Carbonate Minerals. Economic Geology, 120 (1). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5127
 
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