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Muscovite from
Xingluokeng W-Mo deposit, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, 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 Xingluokeng W-Mo deposit, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:759276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:759276:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBeikeng Mine, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGuomuyang W Mine, Wuyi Metallogenic Belt, Qingliu County, Sanming, Fujian, China
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘSongling Sn deposit, Shicheng Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘHebaoshan Au deposit, Taining County, Sanming, Fujian, China
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘTaihuashan Au-(Ag) deposit, Youxi County, Sanming, Fujian, China
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘZhangcuo fluorite ore body, Shaowu F mining district, Shaowu City, Nanping, Fujian, China
References
Yunhuai Lin (1982): Geology and Prospecting 18(6), 13-21
Wenrong Huang (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(12), 1-6
Jiajing Zhang, Zhenghui Chen, Denghong Wang, Zhenyu Chen, Shanbao Liu, and Chenghui Wang (2008): Geotectonica et Metallogenia 32(1), 92-97
Gao, Yun, Bailin Chen, Liyan Wu, Jianfeng Gao, Guangqian Zeng, and Jinghui Shen. (2022) "Mantle-Derived Noble Gas Isotopes in the Ore-Forming Fluid of Xingluokeng W-Mo Deposit, Fujian Province" Minerals 12, no. 5: 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050595
 
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