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Biotite from
Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, 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 Dongguashan Mine, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:864720
Long-form Identifier:1:3:864720:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘHehuashan Pb–Zn deposit, Xinqiao ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘSouth Hucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘChaoshan Au deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘDatuanshan Cu deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘJiguanshi Ag-(Au) deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHamaling Au-Cu-Mo deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Zhongfa Liu, Yongjun Shao, Xin Zhou, Yu Zhang, and Guibin Zhou (2014): Acta Petrologica Sinica 30(1), 199-208
Xiao, Xin; Zhou, Taofa; Shi, Ke; White, Noel C.; Fan, Yu; Wang, Fangyue; Chen, Xuefeng (2022) Trace elements and textures of scheelite in porphyry-skarn Cu-Au systems: The example of Dongguashan deposit, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105069
Zhang, Zanzan, Jiang, Xiaoyan, Guo, Jia, Jiang, Kenan (2023) Geochronology and Geochemistry of Cretaceous Adakitic Rocks of the Dongguashan Cu Deposit in the Lower Yangtze River Belt: Insights into Petrogenesis and Mineralization. Minerals, 13 (7) doi:10.3390/min13070953
Li, Jinwei; Pan, Lichuan; Guo, Yitong; Lu, Shunfu (2023) Multi-Isotopic Compositions of Ores from the Shizishan Cu–Au–Mo Orefield in the Tongling Region, Eastern China: Implications for Ore Genesis. Minerals, 13 (7). 985 doi:10.3390/min13070985
 
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