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Shananbang Ta-Nb deposit, Huqiu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Shananbang Ta-Nb depositDeposit
Huqiu DistrictDistrict
SuzhouPrefecture
JiangsuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° North , 120° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~24km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
230523
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230523:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
善安浜钽铌矿床, 虎丘区, 苏州市, 江苏省, 中国


Pegmatite-type tantalum-niobium deposit, hosted by albite granite in the northern part of the Suzhou granitic complex.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'K Feldspar'
'Lepidolite'
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Lithian Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Protolithionite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tantalite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Zinnwaldite'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Tantalite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Ta2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Lithian Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Lepidolite'-
'Zinnwaldite'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Protolithionite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
FeIron
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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