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Muscovite from
Kunteyi salt lake, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China


Locality type:Lake
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 Kunteyi salt lake, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012158
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012158:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLenghu deposit, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLongweigou Cu-Au deposit, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘJiaolesayi pegmatite, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘQingshagou Mn deposit, Aksai Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘYushishan Nb–Ta ore deposit, Aksai Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘYeluotuoquan Co-Au deposit, Da Qaidam (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘYiliping salt lake, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘMahai lake, Da Qaidam (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘNiubiziliang complex, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Chang Xu (1985): Scientia Geologica Sinica 1(1), 87-96
Shaoxiu, Yang (1991) Saline Deposits And Minerals Of Salt Lakes In Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Journal of Lake Sciences, 3 (1). 1-10 doi:10.18307/1991.0101
 
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