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Saima U-REE deposit, Kuandian County, Dandong, Liaoning, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Saima U-REE depositDeposit
Kuandian CountyCounty
DandongPrefecture-level City
LiaoningProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 59' 41'' North , 124° 14' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Xiaoshi68,994 (2012)35.1km
Benxi987,717 (2018)51.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
5544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5544:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Uranium deposit with significant REE, thorium and niobium contents, hosted in sodium-rich aegirine-nepheline syenites in the northwestern part of the Saima complex. Depending on the colour of the aegirine, several petrographic varieties of the host rock are distinguished: grass green aegirine syenite and green aegirine-nepheline syenite, which both grade into grass green aegirine-eudialyte-nepheline syenite at depth. These rocks are cut by veins of dark green aegirine-nepheline syenite and by pegmatite, aplite and lamprophyre dykes and pockets, and also contain abundant xenoliths of earlier intrusive rocks. In the western part of the deposit, where the intrusive rocks contact dolomitic marble, steeply dipping skarn zones are developed. Earlier skarns are magnesian or calcic-magnesian in composition (humite-spinel-forsterite skarns, phlogopite-tremolite skarns, etc.) while later skarns (termed "alkaline skarns") are composed of arfvedsonite, magnesian arfvedsonite, microcline and nepheline. In the upper part of the deposit, primary nepheline syenites were transformed by meso-epithermal alteration into rocks resembling alkali syenites in colour and composition (termed "episyenites"). Much of the deposit has also been affected by late hydrothermal alteration.

The main ore-bearing rock is grass green aegirine syenite which contains uraniferous rinkite as the main ore mineral. This type of ore accounts for more than 90% of the uranium reserves. Rinkite and its hydrothermal alteration products (REE carbonates, vudyavrite, fluorite and various U-Th minerals) are also the main carriers of REE and Nb in the deposit. Another 5% of the uranium reserves is contained in pyrochlore group minerals, which occur as disseminations or veinlets in alkaline skarns, and subordinately in episyenites and tremolite skarns. Episyenites in the upper part of the deposit also contain scarce veinlets of pitchblende associated with base metal sulfides.

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52 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
'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
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Catapleiite
Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Eckermannite ?
Formula: NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Need to be checked if it can be assigned to eckermannite according to the redefinition by IMA (IMA2013-136).
Eudialyte
Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
'Feldspar Group'
'Fergusonite'
Fersmite
Formula: CaNb2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluorsigaiite
Formula: Ca2Sr3(PO4)3F
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gysinite-(La)
Formula: PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Humite
Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2
Description: Humite occurs in magnesian skarns
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
Lamprophyllite
Formula: (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
'Limonite'
Loparite
Formula: (Na,REE)2Ti2O6
Magnesio-arfvedsonite
Formula: {Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Magnesio-riebeckite
Formula: ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Mosandrite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nenadkevichite
Formula: (Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Rinkite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Description: Uraniferous
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Thorianite var. Aldanite
Formula: (Th,Pb)O2 ?
Thorianite var. Uranothorianite
Formula: (Th,U)O2
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
'Vudyavrite'
'Zeolite Group'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Loparite4.CC.35(Na,REE)2Ti2O6
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Fersmite4.DG.05CaNb2O6
Thorianite
var. Aldanite
4.DL.05(Th,Pb)O2 ?
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Thorianite
var. Uranothorianite
4.DL.05(Th,U)O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Gysinite-(La)5.DC.PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorsigaiite8.BN.Ca2Sr3(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
var. Melanite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Thorite
var. Uranothorite
9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Humite9.AF.50Mg7(SiO4)3F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Mosandrite-(Ce)9.BE.20(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
Rinkite-(Ce)9.BE.20(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Lamprophyllite9.BE.25(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Catapleiite9.CA.15Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Nenadkevichite9.CE.30a(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
Eudialyte9.CO.10Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Richterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Eckermannite ?9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Magnesio-riebeckite9.DE.25◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Magnesio-arfvedsonite9.DE.25{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Cancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'
-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Columbite-Tantalite'-
'Fergusonite'-
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Vudyavrite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
H CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
H EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
H EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
H Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
H Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Mosandrite-(Ce)(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Nenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
H Gysinite-(La)PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
C CalciteCaCO3
C Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C Gysinite-(La)PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Thorianite var. Aldanite(Th,Pb)O2 ?
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AnataseTiO2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
O CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
O EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
O FersmiteCaNb2O6
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
O HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
O Loparite(Na,REE)2Ti2O6
O Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Mosandrite-(Ce)(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Nenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
O RutileTiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O ThorianiteThO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O Thorianite var. Uranothorianite(Th,U)O2
O Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
O Gysinite-(La)PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
O FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3F
FFluorine
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 FluoriteCaF2
F Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
F HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
F Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
F Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
F Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
F FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Na Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Na CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Na EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Na EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Na Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Na Loparite(Na,REE)2Ti2O6
Na Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Nenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Mg Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Al CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Al EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Al Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Si CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Si CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Si EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Si HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Si Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Mosandrite-(Ce)(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Nenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Cl Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Ca FersmiteCaNb2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Mosandrite-(Ce)(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ca Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Ti Loparite(Na,REE)2Ti2O6
Ti Mosandrite-(Ce)(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.50.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2
Ti Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
MnManganese
Mn Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Fe Magnesio-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
Sr FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3F
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zr CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O
Zr EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nb FersmiteCaNb2O6
Nb Nenadkevichite(Na,◻)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 · 8H2O
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
BaBarium
Ba CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
LaLanthanum
La Gysinite-(La)PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ce Rinkite-(Ce)(Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2
Ce Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ta Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
PbLead
Pb Thorianite var. Aldanite(Th,Pb)O2 ?
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Gysinite-(La)PbLa(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
ThThorium
Th Thorianite var. Aldanite(Th,Pb)O2 ?
Th ThorianiteThO2
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th Thorianite var. Uranothorianite(Th,U)O2
Th Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2
U Thorianite var. Uranothorianite(Th,U)O2
U Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
U Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Jurassic : 190 Ma to 170 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Jurassic
   Middle Jurassic
ⓘ Zircon (youngest age)170 Ma
ⓘ Thorite (youngest age)170 Ma
   Early Jurassic
ⓘ Zircon (oldest age)190 Ma
ⓘ Thorite (oldest age)190 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
China
Eurasian Plate

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