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Tremolite from
Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:526992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:526992:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tremolite in this Region
East Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Eastern contact zone, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘEast Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘEastern contact zone, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘHuanghuatan Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd deposit, Wuchuan County, Hohhot City (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘXiaonanshan Cu-Ni-(Pt-Pd) deposit, Wuchuan County, Hohhot City (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘChangshanhao Mine (CSH Mine), Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘJiashengpan Pb-Zn deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayannur City (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘSanheming Fe deposit, Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Da'erhan Maoming'an Lianheqi; Damaoqi), Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
References
Qing-chang, Meng (1981) The genesis of Bayan Obo carbonatite deposit. Geology and Prospecting, 3. p.10-17.
Zonglin Hou (1989): Geology and Prospecting 25(7), 1-5, 22
Fan, Hong-Rui; Xie, Yi-Han; Wang, Kai-Yi; Wilde, Simon A. (2004) Methane-rich fluid inclusions in skarn near the giant REE–Nb–Fe deposit at Bayan Obo, Northern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 25 (3-4). 301-309 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2004.05.001
Jinsha Xu, Guaming Yang, Guowu Li, Zhilan Wu, Ganfu Shen (2008): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 28(3), 237-243
 
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