| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Phlogopite |
| Formula: | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | F-rich |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Phlogopite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 702960 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:702960:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Phlogopite in this Region |
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| East Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Eastern contact zone, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| H9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Main pit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| West Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘMain pit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘH9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘEast Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘEastern contact zone, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘWu dyke, Dulahala, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘWest Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 84.0km (52.2 miles) | ⓘJiashengpan Pb-Zn deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China |
| References |
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