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Magnetite from
South Nâm Nâm Xe carbonatite, Nâm Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam


Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Nâm Nâm Xe carbonatite, Nâm Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1521232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1521232:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘNâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘMuong Hum Granite, Bat Xat District, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPu Sam Cap Complex, Tam Đường District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘChinh Sang Cu–Au deposit, Sin Ho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘSin Quyen Mine, Bat Xat District, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘO Quy Ho deposit, Sa Pa District, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘLongbohe Cu deposit, Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘMianhuadi V-Ti-Fe deposit, Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘChang'an Au-Cu deposit (Changanchong Au-Cu deposit), Jinping County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘDaping Au-polymetallic deposit, Yuanyang County, Honghe, Yunnan, China
References
THUY, N.T., WADA, H. and NU, N.T.H., (2017) Characteristics of phosphate phase (fluorapatite and monazite) in the South Nam Xe carbonatites, Northwest Vietnam.
 
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