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Muscovite from
Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:199 Ma
Minimum recorded age:195 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1199 to 195 MaEarly Jurassic - Ar-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Li J., Zou T., Liu X., Wang D. and Ding X. (2015). The Metallogenetic Regularities of Lithium Deposits in China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 89(2), 652-670.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468980
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468980:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
No. 134 Pegmatite, Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
No. 9 Pegmatite, Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNo. 9 Pegmatite, Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘNo. 134 Pegmatite, Jiajika Mine, Kangding pegmatite field, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMurong pegmatite-type Li deposit, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘRongxuka Li deposit, Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘYanzigou Au deposit, Xintaizi Au ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘPianyanzi Au deposit, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘYangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘXinjintaizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘDulanggou Au deposit, Xintaizi Au ore field, Danba Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘHeijintaizi Au deposit, Daduhe gold field, Kangding County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
References
Li, P.
Li, J.
Chou, I.-M.
Wang, D.
Chenghua Zhang and Guodong Ji (1983): Geology and Prospecting 19(4), 22-28
Jiankang Li, Denghong Wang, Dehui Zhang, and Xiaofang Fu (2006): Mineral Deposits 25(suppl.), 131-134
Li, J., Chou, I., Yuan, S., & Burruss, R. C. (2009, December). Homogenization Temperature Measurements in Hydrothermal Diamond-Anvil Cell for Melt and Fluid Inclusions from the Jiajika Pegmatite Deposit, China. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 2234).
Xiong, X. (2019) Mineralization Epochs of Granitic Rare-Metal Pegmatite Deposits in the Songpan–Ganzê Orogenic Belt and Their Implications for Orogeny. Minerals 9, 280.
Zhang, H., Tian, S., Wang, D., Liu, T., Li, X., Zhang, Y., ... & Qin, Y. (2022). Lithium isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the Jiajika two-mica granites and associated Li mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 105174.
Gao, Jianguo; Wei, Guang-Yi; Li, Guangwei; Yin, Yi-Sheng; Zhang, Rongqing; Ling, Hong-Fei; Xu, Zhiqin (2024) Geochemical constraints on the origin of the rare metal mineralization in granite-pegmatite, evidence from three-kilometer scientific drilling core in the Jiajika Li deposit, eastern Tibetan Plateau. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105852
Fang, Jing, Chou, I-Ming, Li, Jiankang (2024) Occurrence and origin of H2-bearing melt inclusions in the two-mica granite of the Jiajika lithium deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 175. 106386 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106386
Zhao, Shuangfeng; Chen, Wen; Sun, Jingbo (2025) Meso–Cenozoic exhumation and preservation of rare metal deposits in the eastern Tibetan Plateau, Southwest China: Insights from fission track thermochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106826 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106826
 
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