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Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, Chinai
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Jiajika MineMine
Kangding pegmatite field- not defined -
Yajiang CountyCounty
Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture)Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 16' 59'' North , 101° 15' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
30.28333,101.26250
GRN:
N21E62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dwc : Monsoon-influenced subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
146947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146947:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Albite-spodumene pegmatite dykes, mined for lithium and beryllium.
China's largest pegmatite-type lithium deposit. Total of 498 pegmatite dikes with a length × width of more than 20 m2 are distributed in an area of approximately 80 km2.

The mineralized pegmatite dikes are concentrically zoned around the parental two-mica granite intrusion, and can be divided into five types based on their mineral assemblages, i.e., (I) microcline pegmatite, (II) microcline–albite pegmatite, (III) albite pegmatite, (IV) spodumene pegmatite and (V) lepidolite pegmatite. Geochemical and isotopic dating studies suggested that the Jiajika two-mica granite belongs to peraluminous S-type granite and were sourced from partial melting of argillaceous rocks at ca. 206 Ma.

It is a super‐large rare‐metal reserve that includes an estimated 1,887,700 t of Li2O with associated economically variable components of BeO, Nb2O5, Ta2O5 and Cs2O.
No.134 pegmatite LCT type pegmatite

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45 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
References:
Li, P.
Li, J.
Chou, I.-M.
Wang, D.
Chenghua Zhang and Guodong Ji (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(4), 22-28
Jiankang Li, Denghong Wang, Dehui Zhang, and Xiaofang Fu (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 131-134
Aina Su, Shihong Tian, Zengqian Hou, Jiankang Li, Zhenzhen Li, Kejun Hou, Yanhe Li, Wenjie Hu, and Zhusen Yang (2011): Geoscience 25(2), 236-242
Xiong, X. (2019) Mineralization Epochs of Granitic Rare-Metal Pegmatite Deposits in the Songpan–Ganzê Orogenic Belt and Their Implications for Orogeny. Minerals 9, 280.
Zhang, H., Tian, S., Wang, D., Liu, T., Li, X., Zhang, Y., ... & Qin, Y. (2022). Lithium isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the Jiajika two-mica granites and associated Li mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105174.
Gao, Jianguo; Wei, Guang-Yi; Li, Guangwei; Yin, Yi-Sheng; Zhang, Rongqing; Ling, Hong-Fei; Xu, Zhiqin (2024) Geochemical constraints on the origin of the rare metal mineralization in granite-pegmatite, evidence from three-kilometer scientific drilling core in the Jiajika Li deposit, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105852
Fang, Jing, Chou, I-Ming, Li, Jiankang (2024) Occurrence and origin of H2-bearing melt inclusions in the two-mica granite of the Jiajika lithium deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106386 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106386
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Columbite Group'
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
ⓘ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Cymatolite'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Fairfieldite
Formula: Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Fluor-schorl ?
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘ Foitite
Formula: ◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘ Hydroxylherderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
ⓘ Lithiophilite var. Sicklerite
Formula: Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Natrite
Formula: Na2CO3
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Oxy-foitite ?
Formula: ◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘ Oxy-schorl ?
Formula: Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Zhang, H., Tian, S., Wang, D., Liu, T., Li, X., Zhang, Y., ... & Qin, Y. (2022). Lithium isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the Jiajika two-mica granites and associated Li mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105174.
Gao, Jianguo; Wei, Guang-Yi; Li, Guangwei; Yin, Yi-Sheng; Zhang, Rongqing; Ling, Hong-Fei; Xu, Zhiqin (2024) Geochemical constraints on the origin of the rare metal mineralization in granite-pegmatite, evidence from three-kilometer scientific drilling core in the Jiajika Li deposit, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105852
Fang, Jing, Chou, I-Ming, Li, Jiankang (2024) Occurrence and origin of H2-bearing melt inclusions in the two-mica granite of the Jiajika lithium deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106386 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106386
Zhao, Shuangfeng; Chen, Wen; Sun, Jingbo (2025) Meso–Cenozoic exhumation and preservation of rare metal deposits in the eastern Tibetan Plateau, Southwest China: Insights from fission track thermochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106826 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106826
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘ Sassolite
Formula: H3BO3
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
References:
Li, P.
Li, J.
Chou, I.-M.
Wang, D.
Chenghua Zhang and Guodong Ji (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(4), 22-28
Jiankang Li, Denghong Wang, Dehui Zhang, and Xiaofang Fu (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 131-134
Xiong, X. (2019) Mineralization Epochs of Granitic Rare-Metal Pegmatite Deposits in the Songpan–Ganzê Orogenic Belt and Their Implications for Orogeny. Minerals 9, 280.
Zhang, H., Tian, S., Wang, D., Liu, T., Li, X., Zhang, Y., ... & Qin, Y. (2022). Lithium isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the Jiajika two-mica granites and associated Li mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105174.
Gao, Jianguo; Wei, Guang-Yi; Li, Guangwei; Yin, Yi-Sheng; Zhang, Rongqing; Ling, Hong-Fei; Xu, Zhiqin (2024) Geochemical constraints on the origin of the rare metal mineralization in granite-pegmatite, evidence from three-kilometer scientific drilling core in the Jiajika Li deposit, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105852
ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zabuyelite
Formula: Li2CO3
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.00.05SiO2
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘSamarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘColumbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘTantalite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Ta2O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘZabuyelite5.AA.05Li2CO3
ⓘNatrite5.AA.10Na2CO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘSassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘLithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
ⓘvar. Sicklerite8.AB.10Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
ⓘTriphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘHydroxylherderite8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)(OH)
ⓘHydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘFairfieldite8.CG.05Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘvar. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘFluor-schorl ?9.CK.NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘFoitite9.CK.05◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘOxy-schorl ?9.CK.05Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘOxy-foitite ?9.CK.05◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Lithian Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAnnite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘCookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘPetalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘAlbite
var. Oligoclase		9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Cymatolite'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Columbite Group'-
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Hⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
LiLithium
Liⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Liⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Liⓘ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Liⓘ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Bⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ NatriteNa2CO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NatriteNa2CO3
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ NatriteNa2CO3
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Naⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Alⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Alⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Siⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Pⓘ HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Pⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
Kⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Mnⓘ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Feⓘ Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feⓘ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Feⓘ Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Feⓘ Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Feⓘ Oxy-foitite◻(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
YYttrium
Yⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nbⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Early Jurassic : 199 Ma to 195 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Jurassic
   Early Jurassic
ⓘ Muscovite (youngest age)195 Ma
ⓘ Muscovite (oldest age)199 Ma

Localities in this Region

China

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

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Jiankang Li, Denghong Wang, Dehui Zhang, and Xiaofang Fu (2006): The Source of ore-forming Fluid in Jiajika Pegmatite Type Lithium Polymetallic Deposit, Sichuan Province. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica [Yanshikuang Wuxue Zazhi] 25(1), 45-52.
Jiankang Li, Denghong Wang, Dehui Zhang, and Xiaofang Fu (2006): The discovery of silicate daughter mineral-bearing inclusions in the Jiajika pegmatite deposit, western Sichuan, and its significance. Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 131-134 (in Chinese with English title).
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Ding, Xin, Li, Jiankang, Chou, I-Ming, Chen, Zhenyu, Li, Shenghu (2020) Raman spectroscopic identification of cookeite in the crystal-rich inclusions in spodumene from the Jiajika lithium pegmatite deposit, China, and its geological implications. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 67-75 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-67-2020
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