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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Thorite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Yangzhumingite4
Aegirine4
Fluorite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorite 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:615132
Long-form Identifier:1:3:615132:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Thorite in this Region
East Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
West Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Nearest other occurrences of Thorite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘEast Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘWest Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘDaqingshan pegmatite, Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Da'erhan Maoming'an Lianheqi; Damaoqi), Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
References
Zhang Peishan, Yang Zhuming, Tao Kejie, and Yang Xueming (1996): "Mineralogy and Geology of Rare Earths in China", Science Press (Beijing), 226 pp.
Yi-Li, Chang-Ke, Hong-She, Deng-Wang, Xu, Cheng, An-Wang, Rui-Li, Zi-Peng, Ze-Zhu, Kui-Yang, Chen, Wei, Jian-Zi, Wen-Song, Yong-Zhao, Zhang, Li, Yu, Hong, Guo, Bin, Sheng-Zhou, Xing-Yuan, Jing-Liu (2023) Geology and mineralization of the Bayan Obo supergiant carbonatite-type REE-Nb-Fe deposit in Inner Mongolia, China: A review. China Geology, 6 (4) 716-750 doi:10.31035/cg2023082
She, Hai-Dong; Fan, Hong-Rui; Chen, Biao; Yang, Kui-Feng; Li, Xiao-Chun; Wang, Qi-Wei (2025) The occurrence and distribution of thorium in the giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe polymetallic deposit, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106883 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106883
 
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