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Nanyangshan pegmatite field, Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, Chinai
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Nanyangshan pegmatite fieldPegmatite Field
Lushi CountyCounty
SanmenxiaPrefecture-level City
HenanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 110° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~48km
Mindat Locality ID:
427345
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427345:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nanyangshan pegmatite district; Nanyangshan deposit; Nanyangshan mining district


The Nanyangshan pegmatite field hosts more than 80 pegmatite veins / dykes, with more than 50 of them hosting rare metal mineralization and 11 hosting economic concentrations of Li. The pegmatite veins have widths ranging from below 1 m to nearly 10 m and lengths ranging from dozens of meters to 200 m. They intrude into dolomite marble, diopside marble and diopsidite, as well as plagioclase-amphibole schist and biotitie schist, of the Qinling Group.

The Nanyangshan area can be divided into the country rock zone, intermediate zone and core zone. The wall rocks consist mainly of amphibibolite and are locally observed in the intermediate zone. Black tourmalines (Tur B) are distributed in the intermediate zone whereas pink tourmalines (Tur P) occur in the core zone. The main economic minerals in the Nanyangshan pegmatite district include spodumene, lepidotite, beryl, cassiterite and columbite. Abundant spodumene crystals were often observed in the pegmatite. Locally, the spodumene grains in the Nanyangshan pegmatite are large, up to 40 cm in length and 5 cm in width.

The Nanyanshan pegmatites have been referred to as a district, mining district, deposit and field. It is suggested that the term field best describes the pegmatite occurrence.

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31 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bismutotantalite
Formula: BiTaO4
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorluanshiweiite (TL)
Formula: KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
ⓘ Fluornatromicrolite
Formula: (Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
ⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite
Formula: (◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘ 'Hydromicrolite'
Formula: (H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘ 'Hydroxynatromicrolite'
Formula: (Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ Luanshiweiite
Formula: KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nanpingite
Formula: CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
ⓘ Oxycalcioroméite
Formula: Ca2Sb2O6O
ⓘ Oxynatromicrolite
Formula: (Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
ⓘ Oxystibiomicrolite
Formula: (Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
ⓘ Polylithionite
Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ Stibiotantalite
Formula: Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Trilithionite
Formula: K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘColumbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘTantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
ⓘBismutotantalite4.DE.30BiTaO4
ⓘStibiotantalite4.DE.30Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
ⓘFluornatromicrolite4.DH.15(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
ⓘOxystibiomicrolite4.DH.15(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
ⓘ'Hydromicrolite'4.DH.15(H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘHydrokenomicrolite4.DH.15(◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘOxynatromicrolite4.DH.15(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
ⓘ'Hydroxynatromicrolite'4.DH.15(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
ⓘOxycalcioroméite4.DH.20Ca2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘElbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘLuanshiweiite9.EC.10KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
ⓘFluorluanshiweiite (TL)9.EC.10KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNanpingite9.EC.15CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
ⓘPolylithionite9.EC.20KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘTrilithionite9.EC.20K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘCookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘPollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Hⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Hⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Hydromicrolite(H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Hⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite(◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Hⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Hydroxynatromicrolite(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Liⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Liⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Liⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Liⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Oⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Oⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Oⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Oxystibiomicrolite(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
Oⓘ Hydromicrolite(H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Oⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite(◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Oⓘ OxycalcioroméiteCa2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
Oⓘ Hydroxynatromicrolite(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
Oⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Fⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Fⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
Fⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Naⓘ Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
Naⓘ Hydroxynatromicrolite(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Alⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Alⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Alⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Siⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Siⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Siⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Kⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Kⓘ LuanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
Kⓘ FluorluanshiweiiteKLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Oxystibiomicrolite(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
Caⓘ OxycalcioroméiteCa2Sb2O6O
Caⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nbⓘ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nbⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Oxystibiomicrolite(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
Sbⓘ OxycalcioroméiteCa2Sb2O6O
CsCaesium
Csⓘ NanpingiteCsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Csⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Taⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Taⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Taⓘ Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Taⓘ Oxystibiomicrolite(Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O
Taⓘ Hydromicrolite(H2O,◻)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Taⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite(◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Taⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)
Taⓘ Hydroxynatromicrolite(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ Fluornatromicrolite(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F
Biⓘ Hydroxynatromicrolite(Na,Bi3+,◻)2Ta2O6(OH)
UUranium
Uⓘ Oxynatromicrolite(Na,Ca,U)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(O,F)

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