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Muscovite from
Diantan Sn-Fe deposit, Diantan, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Diantan Sn-Fe deposit, Diantan, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:755254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:755254:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘXiangchunyuan ore zone, Caoziwa Pb–Zn deposit, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘDadoushan ore zone, Caoziwa Pb–Zn deposit, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘDasongpo Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘXiaolonghe Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘLiancheng Cu deposit, Lanping County, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDatongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit (Dadongchang Sn-Pb-Zn deposit), Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘGudong Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘTieyaoshan W-Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘLaopingshan Sn deposit, Tengchong Sn belt, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘTiechang Sn deposit (Yunlong Sn deposit), Lancang river valley (Lancangjiang valley; Mekong valley), Yunlong County, Dali, Yunnan, China
References
Feibao Wu and Zongyu Li (1986): Geology and Prospecting 22(8), 20-26
Du, Bin; Yang, Zian; Yang, Lifei; Chen, Qi; Zhu, Jiaxuan; Shi, Kangxing; Li, Gao; Wang, Lei; Lu, Jia (2022) Zircon Hf-Isotopic Mapping Applied to the Metal Exploration of the Sanjiang Tethyan Orogenic Belt, Southwestern China. Applied Sciences, 12 (8). p.4081. doi:10.3390/app12084081
 
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