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Muscovite from
Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China


Locality type:Ore Field
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 Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:709372
Long-form Identifier:1:3:709372:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Tangziwa deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Zhuyeshan deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘZhuyeshan deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘGaosong deposit, Gaosong ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘKafang Mine, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGaosong ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘTangziwa deposit, Laochang ore field (Laochang Mine), Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘSongshujiao Mine, Songshujiao ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘMalage Mine, Malage ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘMalage ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘJixinnao Au-Cu deposit, Kafang ore field, Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘGejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field, Gejiu City, Honghe, Yunnan, China
References
Zongxi Yang, Jingwen Mao, Maohong Chen, Xiang Tong, Junde Wu, Yanbo Cheng, and Haijie Zhao (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(3), 336-344
Liu, Yanbin, Zhang, Lifei, Mo, Xuanxue, Santosh, M., Dong, Guochen, Zhou, Hongying (2020) The giant tin polymetallic mineralization in southwest China: Integrated geochemical and isotopic constraints and implications for Cretaceous tectonomagmatic event. Geoscience Frontiers, 11 (5) 1593-1608 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2020.01.007
Yang, Fucheng; Romer, Rolf L.; Li, Wenchang; Jiang, Xiaojun; Kroner, Uwe; Deng, Mingguo (2026) Former long-lived passive margins – Cradles for major Sn, W, and Au provinces. Ore Geology Reviews, 193. p.107316. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107316
 
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