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Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnami
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Lanthanite-(Ce)

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Fluorite

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Lanthanite-(Ce)

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Lanthanite-(Ce)

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Fluorite

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Lanthanite-(Ce)

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Lanthanite-(Ce)

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
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Fluorite

Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 32' North , 103° 27' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
22.53333,103.45000
GeoHash:
G#: wk184n1fp
GRN:
N16E68
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cát Cát1,000 (2016)44.6km
Sa Pá138,622 (2011)45.8km
Lao Chải2,324 (2016)49.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
27053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27053:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Carbonatites (50-55 Ma) with industrial grade REE mineralization.
Carbonatite dikes and extrusive carbonatite, together with dikes of lamproite, shonkinite and minette (Chi at el. 2008; Thi et al. 2014). The dikes and lenses are up to several tens of meters wide and tens to hundreds of meters long. There is also single, small central intrusion and an area of extrusive carbonatite. The dikes mainly intrude Permian limestone and Triassic basalt, but some were emplaced in granite, which is fenitized (Thi et al. 2014).

There are 2 ore types in the Nam Xe deposit: weathered ore with 4-5wt% RE₂O₃ and primary ore with 1.4wt% RE₂O₃. Total reserves are estimated to be c.7.8 x 10⁶t (Tran et al. 2016).

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar, Krishnamurthy, Nagaiyar (2005) Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Britholite Group'
Formula: (REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Carbocernaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine
Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Lanthanite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
References:
Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar, Krishnamurthy, Nagaiyar (2005) Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar, Krishnamurthy, Nagaiyar (2005) Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar, Krishnamurthy, Nagaiyar (2005) Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
Gupta, Chiranjib Kumar, Krishnamurthy, Nagaiyar (2005) Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths (1st ed.). CRC Press.
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
References:
Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.)
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Strontianite var. Emmonite
Formula: (Sr,Ca)CO3
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
References:
Collection of NHM, Vienna
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
References:
Chi, N. T., Flower Martin, J. F., & Hung, D. T. (2008, August). Carbonatites in Phong Tho, Lai Chau Province, north–west Vietnam: Their petrogenesis and relationship with Cenozoic potassic alkaline magmatism. In The 33rd international geological congress in Oslo (Norway) (pp. 1-45).
Thi, T. N., Wada, H., Ishikawa, T., & Shimano, T. (2014). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of carbonatites from South Nam Xe, Lai Chau area, northwest Vietnam. Mineralogy and Petrology, 108(3), 371-390.
Tran, H. T., Polyakov, G. V., Tran, A. T., Borisenko, A. S., Izokh, A. E., Balykin, P. A., ... & Pham, D. T. (2016). Intraplate magmatism and metallogeny of North Vietnam. Springer International Publishing.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.234

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘvar. Emmonite5.AB.15(Sr,Ca)CO3
ⓘCarbocernaite5.AB.50(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
ⓘBurbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘBastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
ⓘParisite-(Ce)5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘLanthanite-(Ce)5.CC.25Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine
var. Barium-bearing Celestine		7.AD.35(Sr,Ba)SO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘFluorbritholite-(Ce)9.AH.25(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Britholite Group'-(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Lanthanite-(Ce)Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Lanthanite-(Ce)Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Cⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Lanthanite-(Ce)Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Naⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
SSulfur
Sⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Britholite Group(REE,Ca)5[(Si,P)O4]3X
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Srⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Srⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Srⓘ Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Baⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ceⓘ Carbocernaite(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Ceⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F
Ceⓘ Lanthanite-(Ce)Ce2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Ceⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ceⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Oligocene : 28.0 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Paleogene
   Oligocene
ⓘ Phlogopite28.0 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

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