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Muscovite from
Xiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Xiaoyingpan Mine (Xiaoyinpan Mine; Zhangjiakou Mine), Xiaozhangjiakou gold field, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997855:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘYanjiagou Au deposit, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘDawan Zn-(Mo) deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘMuji Mine (Mujicun Mine), Futuyu-Mujicun ore field, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘDiaoquan Cu-Ag deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘZhangquanzhuang Mine, Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘJiangjiazhai Fe deposit, Chicheng County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘOre Body 70, Dongping Mine, Dongping Au-Te ore field, Shuiquangou Complex, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘTainashui Au deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘMiaoan Au-polymetallic deposit, Laiyuan County, Baoding, Hebei, China
References
Shiqi Wang, Zhiguo Mu, and Chengye Chen (1985): Mineral Deposits 4(1), 84-89, 30
Zhengkun Wang, Xinming Jiang, Yu Wang, and Muyuan Shang (1992): Geology and Prospecting 28(7), 14-20
Wang, Jian; Wang, Zhi-Gao; Fan, Gao-Hua; Yang, Kai-Kai; Huang, Wei; Li, Zhuo (2026) Mineral paragenesis and ore-forming process of the large Xiaoyingpan Te-rich gold deposit, North China Craton: Insights from deposit geology and pyrite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 191. 107198 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107198
 
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