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Garnet Group from
Baishawo Be‐Nb‐Ta deposits, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baishawo Be‐Nb‐Ta deposits, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1533047
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1533047:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘQibaoshan Cu-polymetallic deposit, Liuyang City, Changsha, Hunan, China
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘChuanziyuan Mine, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘRenli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘNo. 5 pegmatite vein, Renli Nb‐Ta deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘHejiashan deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘHupei Mine (Qinjiafang Mine), Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘHuangbaishan deposit, Pingjiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘDuanfengshan Mine, Tongcheng Co., Xianning, Hubei, China
References
Fan, Z. W., Xiong, Y. Q., Shao, Y. J., & Wen, C. H. (2022). Textural and chemical characteristics of beryl from the Baishawo Be-Li-Nb-Ta pegmatite deposit, Jiangnan Orogen: Implication for rare metal pegmatite genesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 105094.
Fan, Zhi-Wei, Xiong, Yi-Qu, Brzozowski, Matthew J., Shao, Yong-Jun, Gu, Xiang-Ping, Anwar, Mohamed, Ghoneim, Sobhi M. (2024) Crystallographic insights and crystal fractionation simulations of alkali- and water-bearing beryl: Implications for magmatic–hydrothermal evolution and Be enrichment mechanisms. Ore Geology Reviews, 174. 106278 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106278
 
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