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Biotite from
Kalu’an-Azubai Pegmatite Field, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
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 Kalu’an-Azubai Pegmatite Field, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736900:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘJiamukai pegmatite field, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘKalu'an pegmatite, Kelumute-Jideke pegmatite field, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘDakalasu Mine (Dahalasu Mine), Aletai Co. (Altay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘBastielieke W-polymetallic deposit, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘTalate Pb-Zn occurrence, Kelan volcanic-sedimentary basin, Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Eurasian Plate
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘBasitielieke deposit, Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘAbagong Fe-REE deposit, Kelan volcanic-sedimentary basin, Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Eurasian Plate
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘJia'erbasitao Fe deposit (Jia'erbasidao Fe deposit; Jialbasto Fe deposit), Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘMengku Mine, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘTuomoerte Fe-(Mn) deposit, Kelan volcanic-sedimentary basin, Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Eurasian Plate
References
Tang, Yanling (2005) 中国新疆非金属矿床 [Non-metallic deposits of Xinjiang, China]. Geological Publishing House. 289pp.
Feng, Y., Liang, T., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Zhou, Y., Yang, X., ... & Ding, K. (2019) Columbite U-Pb Geochronology of Kalu’an Lithium Pegmatites in Northern Xinjiang, China: Implications for Genesis and Emplacement History of Rare-Element Pegmatites. Minerals, 9(8), 456.
 
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