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Biotite from
Yemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China


Locality type:Mine
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 Yemaquan Mine, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866559:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘKendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘGalinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘNo. VI Ore Block, Galinge Fe deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘHutouya Mine, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘNiukutou Pb-Zn deposit, Qaidam Basin (Chaidan Basin; Tsaidam Basin), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘKetelegaole Cu-W polymetallic deposit, Lenghu Co., Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘChangshan Mo deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘTawenchahan Fe-polymetallic deposit, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘAkechukesai IV Mafic-Ultramafic Complex, Wutumeiren, Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
70.4km (43.7 miles) ⓘYazigou Cu-(Mo) deposit, Mangnai City (Mangya Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
References
Jiannan Liu, Chengyou Feng, Yiming Zhao, Daxin Li, Ye Xiao, Jianhou Zhou, and Yongshou Ma (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(1), 77-93
Zuo, P., Liu, X., Hao, J., Wang, Y., Zhao, R., & Ge, S. (2015). Chemical compositions of garnet and clinopyroxene and their genetic significances in Yemaquan skarn iron–copper–zinc deposit, Qimantagh, eastern Kunlun. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 158, 143-154.
 
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