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Muscovite from
Koktokay No. 3 pegmatite (Altay No. 3 pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Pegmatite
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 Koktokay No. 3 pegmatite (Altay No. 3 pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:286374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:286374:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKoktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘKoktokay No. 1 pegmatite, Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘXiaohusite No.91 pegmatite, Xiaohusite pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘTiemulete pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘKuwei pegmatite field, Kuwei river valley, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘAsika'erte Mine, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘAskartor Be-Mo deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘAskator Be-Mo deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘQiaoxiahala Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘShayikenbulake pegmatite, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Tianren Zou, Xiangchen Zhang, Fuyi Jia, Rucong Wang, Huizhi Cao, and Boqing Wu (1986): Mineral Deposits 5(4), 34-48
Huan Hu, Rucheng Wang, Aicheng Zhang, and Shijin Xu (2004): Mineral Deposits 23(4), 411-421
Cao, C., Shen, P., Bai, Y., Luo, Y., Feng, H., Li, C., & Pan, H. (2022). Chemical evolution of micas and Nb-Ta oxides from the Koktokay pegmatites, Altay, NW China: Insights into rare-metal mineralization and genetic relationships. Ore Geology Reviews, 146, 104933.
Chen, Jian-Zheng; Zhang, Hui; Tang, Yong; Lv, Zheng-Hang; An, Yi; Wang, Meng-Tao; Liu, Kun; Xu, Yu-Sheng (2022) Lithium mineralization during evolution of a magmatic–hydrothermal system: Mineralogical evidence from Li-mineralized pegmatites in Altai, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105058
Zhao, Yan; Yang, Wubin; Leng, Chengbiao; Shan, Qiang; Niu, Hecai; Li, Ningbo (2023) Exotic REE behaviors of zircon in the Koktokay No. 3 granitic pegmatite, Xinjiang, northwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 154. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105329
Chu, Xiangkai, Shen, Ping, Bai, Yingxiong, Feng, Haoxuan, Luo, Yaoqing, Li, Changhao (2024) Quartz chemical composition and apatite thermochronology trace leucogranite evolution and thermal history in the Koktokay No. 3 rare metal deposit, Chinese Altai. Ore Geology Reviews, 167. 106008 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106008
Sun, Yang; Chen, Bin; Li, Wen-Jing; Liu, Shuai-Jie (2024) Tourmaline geochemical and B isotopic constraints on pegmatite Li mineralization and exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106257
Wang, Xiang (2024) New insights on the petrogenesis of the Koktokay No.3 pegmatitic dyke: Petrological and zirconological evidence from the Aral granitic complex (Xinjiang, China). Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106309 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106309
Liu, Kun; Lv, Zheng-Hang; Zhang, Hui; Tang, Yong (2025) Various beryls in pegmatite from the Chinese Altai: implications for melt differentiation and source tracing. Ore Geology Reviews, 187. 107001 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.107001
Sun, Yang; Chen, Bin; Li, Wen-Jing; Zheng, Shuo; Zhou, Qi (2026) Apatite geochemistry and oxygen isotope thermometry constrain a mineralization-related internal transition in the Koktokay No. 3 pegmatite. Ore Geology Reviews, 197. p.107528. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107528
 
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