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Fluorite from
Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bastnäsite-(Ce)1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439299:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBaozi Hill, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMuluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDiaoloushan camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘZhengjialiangzi camp, Muluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLizhuang REE deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘDaniuchang Mo-W Deposit, Jiulong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘMianxi, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘTaihe intrusion, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Congde Chen and Guangping Pu (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(5), 18-23
Zhongxin Yuan and Ge Bai (1997): Geology and Prospecting 33(1), 42-48
Cheng Xu, Zhilong Huang, Liang Qi, Huayun Xiao, Wenbo Li, and Congqiang Liu (2001): Geology and Prospecting 37(5), 24-28
Xu, C., and Huang, Z.-L. (2003): Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement 67(18), 540
Yuling Xie, Zengqian Hou, Jiuhua Xu, Zhongxin Yuan, Ge Bai, and Xiaoyu Li (2005): Science in China, Series D (Earth Sciences) 35(6), 572-577
Weng, Q., Niu, H. C., Qu, P., Shan, Q., Li, N. B., & Yang, W. B. (2022). Mica compositional constraints on the petrogenesis and mineralization of the syenite–carbonatite complex in the Maoniuping REE deposit, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104917.
Xiao, Xin; Zhou, Taofa; Shi, Ke; White, Noel C.; Fan, Yu; Wang, Fangyue; Chen, Xuefeng (2022) Trace elements and textures of scheelite in porphyry-skarn Cu-Au systems: The example of Dongguashan deposit, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105069
Ju, Nan; Yang, Gao; Zhao, Dongfang; Wu, Yue; Liu, Bo; Zhang, Pengge; Liu, Xin; Shi, Lu; Feng, Yuhui; Zhao, Zhonghai; et al. (2025) Geology, Mineralization and Development Potential of Rare and Uncommon Earth Ore Deposits in Southwest China. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050459
Chi, Zhe; Giuliani, Andrea; Tavazzani, Lorenzo; Ni, Pei (2026) Carbonatitic fluid infiltration and REE remobilization from magmatic calcite at the Maoniuping deposit, China: constraints from trace-element and Sr–Pb isotopic variations in mineralized and barren veins. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107500. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107500
 
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