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Quartz from
Boziguoer intrusion, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boziguoer intrusion, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:866815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:866815:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHeiyingshan, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘHabutengsu valley, Zhaosu Co., Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘYilanlike pegmatite, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘAtantayi valley, Zhaosu Co., Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘArqiale Pb-Zn-Cu deposit, Zhaosu Co., Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘAwanda Au deposit, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Jingwu Yin, Xingkun Shao, Haitao Yang, Tingxian Piao, Haiming Xu, and Jun Wang (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(2), 337-352
Sun, Zhenghao, Qin, Kezhang, Mao, Yajing, Tang, Dongmei, Wang, Fangyue, Evans, Noreen J., Zhou, Qifeng (2022) Mineral Chemistry of Pyrochlore Supergroup Minerals from the Boziguoer Nb-Ta-Zr-Rb-REE Deposit, NW China: Implications for Nb Enrichment by Alkaline Magma Differentiation. Minerals, 12 (7) 785 doi:10.3390/min12070785
Xie, Mingcai, Fan, Hongrui, Asamoah Sakyi, Patrick, Yang, Kuifeng, Li, Xinghui, She, Haidong, Liang, Gaizhong, Han, Chunming (2024) Mineralizations of Nb-Ta-Rb-Zr and rare-earth elements in Boziguoer, South Tianshan, NW China: Geochronology and geochemistry of monazite and bastnÃĪsite. Ore Geology Reviews, 168. 106034 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106034
 
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