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Muscovite from
Keketale Pb-Zn deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Keketale Pb-Zn deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:461506
Long-form Identifier:1:3:461506:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWutubulake Fe deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘAyoubulake pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘNasenqia Mine, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘAzubai pegmatite No. 328, Azubai pegmatite, Kelumute-Jideke pegmatite field, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMengku Mine, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘKuwei pegmatite field, Kuwei river valley, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘShayikenbulake pegmatite, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
44.2km (27.4 miles) ⓘXiaohusite No.91 pegmatite, Xiaohusite pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘSarbulak Au deposit (Saerbulake Au deposit; Shaerbulake Au deposit), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘBasitielieke deposit, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Shulai Wang, Jingbin Wang, Shenglin Peng, Zhenglin Guo, and Yinjiang Qiu (2004): Geology in China 31(3), 308-314
Shulai Wang, Zhenglin Guo, Yuwang Wang, and Zhengli Mao (2005): Geology and Prospecting 41(6), 27-33
Sun, C., Yang, X., Zhang, H., Ji, W., Chen, B., Dong, Z., ... & Xi, D. (2022). Tracing the formation and modification of the Keketale VMS-type Pb-Zn deposit, Altai Mountains: Insights from ore deposit geology, geochronology, and magnetite geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, 104852.
Sun, Chao, Zhang, Huishan, Yang, Xiaoyong, Ji, Wenhua, Chen, Bo, Li, Yanguang, Dong, Zengchan, Faisal, Mohamed, Jin, Mengqi, Zhao, Xiaojian (2023) A tale of elemental accumulation and recycling in the metamorphosed Keketale VMS-type Pb-Zn deposit, Altai Mountains. Geoscience Frontiers, 14 (1) 101481 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101481
 
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