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Muscovite from
Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
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 Tonglushan Mine, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:999694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:999694:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJiguanzui Au-Cu deposit, Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘLongjiaoshan Cu-(W-Mo) deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘFengtou Cu-Fe-Au deposit (Fentou Cu-Fe-Au deposit), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongshankou Cu-Mo Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘZhanghai Au deposit, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘShizilishan-Fenglishan Pb-Zn deposit, Xisaishan District, Huangshi, Hubei, China
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘChengchao Fe Mine, Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘYinshan Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Yangxin Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘHuameinao Au-Ag deposit, Tongshan Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘLingqiushan quartz deposit, Qichun Co., Huanggang, Hubei, China
References
Zhao, Yiming; Zhang, Yinan; Bi, Chengsi (1999) Geology of gold-bearing skarn deposits in the middle and lower Yangtze River Valley and adjacent regions. Ore Geology Reviews, 14 (3). doi:10.1016/s0169-1368(99)00008-6
Zhang, Fei; Williamson, Ben J.; Broom-Fendley, Sam (2023) Apatite texture and composition in the Tonglushan porphyry-related skarn system, eastern China: Implications for mineral exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105493
Zhang, Fei; Williamson, Ben J.; Rollinson, Gavyn K.; Hughes, Hannah S.R. (2023) A mineralogical investigation into the formation of ore-barren endoskarn: An example from the Tonglushan porphyry system, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 157. p.105441. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105441
Zhu, Qiaoqiao, Xie, Guiqing, Lu, Lifan, Yan, Fang, Cai, Heng'an (2024) Trace element of epidote from the Tonglushan Cu-Fe-Au deposit, eastern China: Implications for exploration indicator for skarn mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106298 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106298
Zhang, Shitao; Gao, Jian-Feng; Zhang, He; Huang, Xiao-Wen; Li, Jianping; Li, Rucao; Xu, Hao (2025) Revealing the distribution and efficient enrichment of cobalt in a Cu–Au skarn mineralization system. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106643 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106643
 
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