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Apatite from
Baima V-Ti-Fe deposit, Miyi County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, 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 Baima V-Ti-Fe deposit, Miyi County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1329275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1329275:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘDalucao REE deposit, Dechang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘBaima gabbro pegmatite, Dechang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘMosuoying granite, Kuanyu Township, Dechang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘTianbaoshan Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘXiaoheiqing Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘHongge V-Ti-Fe deposit, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘBaicao Nb-Ta deposit, Huili County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘLuku Complex, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘLuku Mine, Yanbian County, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘLanjiahuoshan deposit, Panzhihua Fe-V-Ti-(PGE) deposit, Dong District, Panzhihua, Sichuan, China
References
Zhong, Hong, Zhu, Wei-Guang, Chu, Zhu-Yin, He, De-Feng, Song, Xie-Yan (2007) Shrimp U–Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry, and Nd–Sr isotopic study of contrasting granites in the Emeishan large igneous province, SW China. Chemical Geology, 236 (1) 112-133 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.09.004
Shellnutt, J. G., Zhou, M. F., & Zellmer, G. F. (2009). The role of Fe–Ti oxide crystallization in the formation of A-type granitoids with implications for the Daly gap: an example from the Permian Baima igneous complex, SW China. Chemical Geology, 259(3-4), 204-217.
Gregory Shellnutt, J., Wang, Christina Yan, Zhou, Mei-Fu, Yang, Yueheng (2009) Zircon Lu–Hf isotopic compositions of metaluminous and peralkaline A-type granitic plutons of the Emeishan large igneous province (SW China): Constraints on the mantle source. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 35 (1) 45-55 doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2008.12.003
Shellnutt, J.G., Jahn, B.-M., Dostal, J. (2010) Elemental and Sr–Nd isotope geochemistry of microgranular enclaves from peralkaline A-type granitic plutons of the Emeishan large igneous province, SW China. Lithos, 119 (1) 34-46 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2010.07.011
Zhong, H., Campbell, I. H., Zhu, W. G., Allen, C. M., Hu, R. Z., Xie, L. W., & He, D. F. (2011). Timing and source constraints on the relationship between mafic and felsic intrusions in the Emeishan large igneous province. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(5), 1374-1395.
 
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