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Baicao Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, Chinai
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Baicao Nb-Ta depositDeposit
Huili CountyCounty
Liangshan YiAutonomous Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 40' North , 102° 0' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dadukou461,513 (2014)32.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
225548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225548:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
白草铌钽矿床, 盐边县, 攀枝花市, 四川省, 中国


Alkaline granite pegmatites with REE and rare metals (niobium-tantalum).

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Mineral List


38 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismoclite
Formula: BiOCl
'Calciopyrochlore'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chevkinite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
'Chevkinite Group'
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
'Fergusonite'
Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
Fersmite
Formula: CaNb2O6
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorcalciopyrochlore
Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluornatropyrochlore
Formula: (Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
Kupletskite
Formula: K2NaMn2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Description: Nb-rich
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Oxycalciopyrochlore
Formula: Ca2Nb2O6O
'Oxynatropyrochlore'
Formula: (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Sanbornite
Formula: BaSi2O5
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Bismoclite3.DC.25BiOCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Fersmite4.DG.05CaNb2O6
Fluornatropyrochlore4.DH.(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
'Oxynatropyrochlore'4.DH.15(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Fluorcalciopyrochlore4.DH.15(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
Oxycalciopyrochlore4.DH.15Ca2Nb2O6O
Zirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Fergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Chevkinite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Astrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Kupletskite9.DC.05K2NaMn2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Sanbornite9.EF.10BaSi2O5
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'var. Perthite'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Fergusonite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Chevkinite Group'-
'Calciopyrochlore'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
H AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
H Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
O AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismocliteBiOCl
O CalciteCaCO3
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O FersmiteCaNb2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
O SanborniteBaSi2O5
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
O Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
O Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
O Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
O OxycalciopyrochloreCa2Nb2O6O
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
F Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
F Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Na AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Na KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Na Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Na Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
Na Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Na Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Si SanborniteBaSi2O5
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl BismocliteBiOCl
KPotassium
K AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FersmiteCaNb2O6
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
Ca Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Ca Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
Ca OxycalciopyrochloreCa2Nb2O6O
TiTitanium
Ti AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Ti PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Ti Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Ti Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
MnManganese
Mn KupletskiteK2NaMn72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Mn PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
NbNiobium
Nb Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb FersmiteCaNb2O6
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
Nb Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
Nb Fluorcalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F
Nb OxycalciopyrochloreCa2Nb2O6O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba SanborniteBaSi2O5
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Chevkinite-(Ce)Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
BiBismuth
Bi BismocliteBiOCl
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
U Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)

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