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Biotite from
Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458309
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458309:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘQiaoxiahala Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘBaixing pegmatite field, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘXilekuduke Cu-Mo deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘSawusi Pb-Zn deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘKalaxiangeer-Halasu Cu-Au deposit (Xiletekehalasu Cu-Au deposit), Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘLaoshankou Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘYulekenhalasu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘJiamate Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘ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
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘTiemulete pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Minqing Cheng, Yuchun Yang, Fuyi Jia, Qingshan Yang, Guifang Zhao, Cunchang Wang, and Sen Huang (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 35-39
Wang, Xue-Hai; Xu, Xing-Wang; Zhang, Bao-Lin; Niu, Lei; Ke, Qiang (2022) Protracted mafic magmatism and two-stage mineralization of the Kalatongke Cu-Ni sulfide deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104669 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104669
Wei, Shuai; Bai, Zhong-Jie; Song, Xie-Yan; Deng, Yu-Feng; Zhu, Wei-Guang; Ji, Wen-Bin; Yuan, Meng (2025) Mafic mineral chemistry as an insight into magma characteristics, tectonic settings and mineralization in three magmatic Ni-Cu deposits in North Xinjiang, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106887 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106887
 
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