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Apatite from
Bahuang U-P deposit, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bahuang U-P deposit, Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011983:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘXixibao Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘDatangpo Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘBiaoshuiyan Sn-W deposit, Yinjiang County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘYanglizhang Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘDaotuo Mn deposit, Songtao Mn ore field, Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Tongren, Guizhou, China
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘGeliao Mn deposit, Xiushan Co., Chongqing, China
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘXiaochayuan Mine (Rongxi Mine), Rongxi, Xiushan Co., Chongqing, China
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘGongxi Mine, Xinhuang Co., Huaihua, Hunan, China
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘMinyue Mn deposit (Mingyue Mn deposit), Chengkou Co., Chongqing, China
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘDahebian Mine, Tianzhu County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
References
National Geological Archives of China database, record no. X00048126
Li, Zhi; Xie, Hong; Yang, Chenglong; Wang, Man; Wang, Changjian (2025) Constraining role of organic matter in P-U mineralization: A case study of the Bahuang uranium-rich phosphorus deposit in eastern Guizhou, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 181. 106589 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106589
 
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