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Biotite from
Niukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, 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 Niukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1979532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1979532:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘChangshan Mo deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘNo. VI Ore Block, Galinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGalinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘYemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘTawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘWest Nalingguole River Fe deposit, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘKendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘHutouya Mine, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘKetelegaole Cu-W polymetallic deposit, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘKaimuqi mafic–ultramafic intrusion, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Jin, Yang; Li, Xiaoliang; Xiao, Xingyu; Cao, Shoulin; Zhang, Wanhui; Yang, De; Yang, Jun; Ji, Shangwen; Qian, Ye (2026) Timing and Petrogenesis of Early Devonian Intrusive Rocks in the Niukutoudong Area: New Constraints on Tectonic Evolution of the East Kunlun Orogen. Minerals, 16 (8). doi:10.3390/min16080772
 
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