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Biotite from
Shaxiongdong carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Shiyan, Hubei, 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
Age information
Maximum recorded age:305 Ma
Minimum recorded age:225 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1305 MaPennsylvanian - Rb-Sr biotite, apatite and whole rock
2225 MaLate/Upper Triassic - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Shi, L. (1991). GEOCHEMISTRY AND PETROGENESIS OF THE SHAXIONG-DONG CARBONATITE COMPLEX, HUBEI PROVINCE [J]. Geochimica, 3, 245-254.
2 -
Shi, L. (1991). GEOCHEMISTRY AND PETROGENESIS OF THE SHAXIONG-DONG CARBONATITE COMPLEX, HUBEI PROVINCE [J]. Geochimica, 3, 245-254.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaxiongdong carbonatite, Shennongjia Forest District, Shiyan, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706503:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘTianbao Nb(-REE) deposit, Zhuxi Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘYindonggou Mine (Yindonggou deposit), Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘMiaoya carbonatite, Zhushan Co., Shiyan, Hubei, China
References
Tong Wang and Faming Yan (1989): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(4), 345-351
Shi, L. (1991). GEOCHEMISTRY AND PETROGENESIS OF THE SHAXIONG-DONG CARBONATITE COMPLEX, HUBEI PROVINCE [J]. Geochimica, 3, 245-254.
Xu, Y. G., Luo, Z. Y., Huang, X. L., He, B., Xiao, L., Xie, L. W., & Shi, Y. R. (2008). Zircon U–Pb and Hf isotope constraints on crustal melting associated with the Emeishan mantle plume. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(13), 3084-3104.
Li, Jian, Ye, Chenyang, Ying, Jifeng (2022) In Situ Geochemical and Sr–Nd Isotope Analyses of Apatite from the Shaxiongdong Alkaline–Carbonatite Complex (South Qinling, China): Implications for Magma Evolution and Mantle Source. Minerals, 12 (5) 587 doi:10.3390/min12050587
 
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