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Muscovite from
Pegmatite No. 31, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China


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 Pegmatite No. 31, Nanping pegmatite field, Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672015:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘDongkeng Mine, Pingdi-Shangxikeng Mo deposit, Wuyishan City, Nanping, Fujian, China
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘShanhou Pb-Zn deposit, Shunchang County, Nanping, Fujian, China
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘBawaiyang Pb-Zn deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘDingjiashan Pb-Zn-(Ag) deposit, Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) ore field, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘShangfang W deposit, Jian'ou City, Nanping, Fujian, China
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘLongtougang Cu-Zn deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘZhangcuo fluorite ore body, Shaowu F mining district, Shaowu City, Nanping, Fujian, China
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘLongmenchang Ag-Au deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘShuangqishan Mine, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘGuantian Au deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
References
Rao, C.
Wang, R.-C.
Hatert, F.
Wu, R.-Q.
Yueqing Yang, Yunxiang Ni, Yongquan Guo, Yaping Zhang, and Jiapin Liu (1986): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 5(2), 119–127
Yueqing Yang, Yunxiang Ni, Yongquang Guo, Nianming Qiu, Chenghu Chen, Chaofa Cai, Yaping Zhang, Jiabin Liu, and Yuexian Chen (1988): Geochemistry 7(2), 120-135
Yunxiang Ni and Yueqing Yang (1992): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 11(3), 252-257
Can Rao, Rucheng Wang, and Huan Hu (2009): Geological Journal of China Universities 15(4), 496-505
Rao, C., Wang, R. C., Hatert, F., & Baijot, M. (2014). Hydrothermal transformations of triphylite from the Nanping No. 31 pegmatite dyke, southeastern China. European Journal of Mineralogy, 26(1), 179-188.
Rao, C., Wang, R., Yang, Y., Hatert, F., Xia, Q., Yue, X., & Wang, W. (2017). Insights into post-magmatic metasomatism and Li circulation in granitic systems from phosphate minerals of the Nanping No. 31 pegmatite (SE China). Ore Geology Reviews, 91, 864-876.
Rao, Can, Wang, Ru-Cheng, Hatert, Frédéric, Wu, Run-Qiu, Wang, Qi (2020) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sr-Bearing Phosphates from the Nanping No. 31 Pegmatite (SE China): Implications for Sr Circulation and Post-Magmatic Processes in Granitic Systems. Minerals, 10 (6) 541 doi:10.3390/min10060541
Hao-Yu, Wang; Yong, Tang; Hui, Zhang; Zheng-Hang, Lv; Yu-Sheng, Xu (2023) The geochronology of the rare metal pegmatite deposits: A case study in Nanping No. 31 pegmatite vein in northeastern Cathaysian block, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 153. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105280
Que, Yihong; Zheng, Jiahao; Feng, Wanyi; Zhang, Huichao (2026) The Fluid Characteristics, Metallogenic Chronology and Ore-Forming Mechanism of the Nanping Granitic Pegmatite-Type Nb-Ta Deposit, Southeast China. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030285
 
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