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Beryl from
Renli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Renli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1484151
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1484151:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Beryl in this Region
No. 5 pegmatite vein, Renli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘNo. 5 pegmatite vein, Renli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘChuanziyuan Mine, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘHupei Mine (Qinjiafang Mine), Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘMufushan pegmatite field, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘBaishawo Be‐Nb‐Ta deposits, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
References
Cheng, Yongsheng, Zhuobin Xu, Hongfei Di, Zewen Zhang, Chunwang Mao, Huajie Tan, Jianzhong Huang, Fangchun Zhou, Liping Zhang, Jianfeng Chen, and Chunhua Wen. (2022) "Apatite U-Pb Dating and Composition Constraints for Magmatic–Hydrothermal Evolution in the Giant Renli Nb-Ta Deposit, South China" Minerals 12, no. 3: 344. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12030344
Li, Bin; Zhao, Lei; Lu, An-Huai; Luo, Jian-Biao; Kong, Hua; Lai, Jian-Qing (2024) Mineralogical constraints on pegmatite genesis and rare metal mineralization in the Mufushan batholith, South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 164. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105856
 
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