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Biotite from
Matou Mo-Cu deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Matou Mo-Cu deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:870995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:870995:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘPaodaoling Au deposit, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘTongshan Mine (West Tongshan Mine), Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘGaojiabang W-Mo deposit, Qingyang Co., Chizhou, Anhui, China
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘAnqing copper mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘZhuchong Fe-Cu Deposit, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘHamaling Au-Cu-Mo deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘJiguanshi Ag-(Au) deposit, Yi'an District, Tongling, Anhui, China
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘHucun Cu-(Au) deposit, Shizishan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Jinbiao Ai, Shengming Ma, Lixin Zhu, Mingjie Xi, Lianjie Fan, Zhaoxin Hu, and Yan Zhang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(6), 1262-1274
Meng, Xuyang, Mao, Jingwen, Simon, Adam, Duan, Chao, Xie, Guiqing, Su, Huimin, Hou, Tong, Shi, Ke, Chen, Nian (2024) Contrasting Tectonomagmatic Conditions for Coexisting Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposits and Porphyry and Skarn Cu ± Au Deposits in the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt, China. Economic Geology, 119 (5). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5084
 
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