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Biotite from
Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, 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 Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:798592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:798592:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMine No. 210, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘShuangjingzi Fe deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘXiaobaishitou Mo-W deposit, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘTianyu Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘBaishiquan Cu-Ni deposit, Baishiquan ore district, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘShaquanzi Fe-(Cu) deposit, Shaquanzi, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘWeiya V-Ti deposit, Weiya, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘHuitongshan Cu deposit, Guazhou Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘHeishan Cu-Ni deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘHuaping Mn deposit, Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn ore belt, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
References
Qingli Wang, Wen Chen, Dan Han, Chengyu Wang, Xinyu Liu, and Sihong Zhang (2008): Geology in China 35(2), 286-292
Liang Niu, Peng Li, Haer Ka, Wenjing Zhang, Yanfei Du, Peng Ren, and Lin Lu (2014): Geology and Exploration 50(1), 8-17
Wang, Yaoxuan; Xiao, Bing; Wang, Yong; Zhao, Jiaxuan; Wang, Hao; Cao, Genshen (2025) Hydrothermal alteration and shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectroscopy exploration of the Jinwozi gold deposit in the Beishan Orogenic Belt, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 185. 106820 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106820
 
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