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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Biotite from
Shangfanggou Mine (Shangfang Mine), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, 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 Shangfanggou Mine (Shangfang Mine), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:744830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:744830:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLengshuibeigou Pb-Zn deposit (Lengshuigou Pb-Zn deposit), Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘNannihu-Sandaozhuang Mine, Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘYumugou Mo-W deposit, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘZhuyuangou Mine, Nannihu ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘLuocun Mo deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘYiyuan jade deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘYuku pluton, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘShibaogou pluton, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘShibaogou deposit, Yuku Mo ore field, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘHuoshenmiao Mo deposit, Luanchuan County, Luoyang, Henan, China
References
Zhaowen Xu, Xiancai Lu, Rongyong Yang, Xiaojun Xie, and Qijiang Ren (2000): Geology and Prospecting 36(1), 14-16
Mao, J.W.; Pirajno, F.; Xiang, J.F.; Gao, J.J.; Ye, H.S.; Li, Y.F.; Guo, B.J. (2011) Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the east Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt: Characteristics and tectonic settings. Ore Geology Reviews, 43 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.07.009
Liu, Zhifei, Ling Zuo, Senmin Xu, Yaqing He, Chunyi Wang, Luofeng Wang, Tao Yang, Gongwen Wang, Linggao Zeng, Nini Mou, and Wangdong Yang. (2022) "3D Multi-Parameter Geological Modeling and Knowledge Findings for Mo Oxide Orebodies in the Shangfanggou Porphyry–Skarn Mo (–Fe) Deposit, Henan Province, China" Minerals 12, no. 6: 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060769
 
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