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Biotite from
Xianglushan Mine, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 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 Xianglushan Mine, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:753403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:753403:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘDagang deposit, Ganfang rare metal deposit, Yichun, Jiangxi, China
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘShiweidong deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘDahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Jing'an Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘDongdouya W deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Jing'an Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘShimensi W-Mo deposit, Dahutang W-(Sn) ore field, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘPingmiao deposit, Dahutang ore field, Xiushui Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘHuangjindong As-Au deposit, Huangjindong goldfield, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘCunqian Au-Cu deposit, Shanggao Co., Yichun, Jiangxi, China
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘQibaoshan Cu-polymetallic deposit, Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan, China
References
Li, X.-Y.
Zhang, J.-R.
Lai, C.-K. Comparison of Magma Oxygen Fugacity and Zircon Hf Isotopes between Xianglushan Tungsten-Bearing Granite and Late Yanshanian Granites in Jiangxi Province, South China. Minerals 2020, 10, 106.
Gengyan Chen (1990): Geology and genesis of the Xianglushan concealed scheelite deposit. Geology and Prospecting 26(6), 15-20.
Bangsheng Tian and Buyun Yuan (2008): Geological Journal of China Universities 14(1), 114-110
 
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