'Rare-metal' carbonatite dike situated 30km west of Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
and close to Barun-Khasar-Ula City (T.Zeden).

The dike is 1m thick and 20m long.

Vladykin (2013) indicates that REE concentrations reach as high as 30%.
Shonkinite dikes 1-3m thick are found in the same area (Vladykin, 2013).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

ⓘ Calcite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Carbonatite

ⓘ Shonkinite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

References:

Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Bastnäsite'	-	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F
Nd	Neodymium
Nd	ⓘ Bastnäsite	(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO₃)F

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent

Gobi DesertDesert

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Henegshan-Baolidao Accretionary ComplexAccretionary Complex

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References

Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.169

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