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Biotite from
Sidaogou Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, 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 Sidaogou Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:748294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:748294:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBaiqizhai Town, Zhenxing District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘWulong Mine, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘWulong WLSZ001 borehole, Wulong orefield, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘYangmuchuan Cu-Co deposit, Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China
63.5km (39.4 miles) ⓘPungnyon carbonatite, Sakchu County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘSandao Pb-Zn deposit, Baiyun Au deposit (Baiyunshan Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘBailinchuan alkaline syenite, Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning, China
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘXiaotongjiabuzi Au deposit (Xiaotongjiapuzi Au deposit; Xiaotongjiabaozi Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘZhenzigou Pb-Zn deposit, Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘLinjia Au deposit (Linjiasandaogou Au deposit), Qingchengzi ore field, Fengcheng City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
References
Tianbai Li and Keyi Jiang (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(4), 19-24
Liu, Yan; Li, Changshou; Wei, Junhao; Zhang, Daohan; Liu, Xiaoyang; Wu, Yue; Duan, Dengfei (2025) Genesis of high-grade ore shoots in lode gold deposits: An example from the Sidaogou gold deposit, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106922 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106922
 
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