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Minh Tien Mine, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnami
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Minh Tien Mine | Mine |
| Lục Yên District | District |
| Yên Bái Province | Province |
| Vietnam | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 2' 35'' North , 104° 50' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yên Bái | 96,540 (2013) | 36.5km |
| Thành Phố Tuyên Quang | 36,430 (2013) | 46.2km |
GPS coordinates are currently provisionally set to the village of the same name.
A tourmaline-bearing (elbaite-subtype) granitic pegmatite near a village of the same name, close to An Phu, located in the Yen Bai province of northern Vietnam.
Tourmaline specimens from this mine recovered in 2004-2006 are reported to be elbaite (Huong et al., 2012). Liddicoatite (sensu lato) and rossmanite are also reported. Ruby and spinel specimens are not from Minh Tien, but from marbles at the nearby village of An Phu.
(Note that specimens from here have been sold in the past under the wrong locality name "Yuang Yang" or "Yueng Yang", which is a town across the border in China.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Danburite Formula: CaB2Si2O8 |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Edenite Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Fluor-elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite Formula: Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Humite Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2 References: |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
| ⓘ Liddicoatite ? Formula: Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: According to Russo & Escaut (2006) Dr. Pezzotta has analyzed pale red to pastelred colored tourmaline from one pocket found in 2004 and found these to be Ca-rich and consist of liddicoatite (bright pastelred areas) and darker core of elbaite.
Later chemical analyses did not find any tourmaline of liddicoatite composition. It is not known if the analysis where made of samples from the 2004 or the 2005 pockets.
However new analysis are needed to establish correct species according to the new nomenclature of the tourmaline supergrop. References: |
| ⓘ Margarite Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rossmanite Formula: ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Stokesite Formula: CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Tusionite Formula: Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite)' Formula: Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F References: |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel ? | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum ? | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Ruby ? | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sapphire ? | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Tusionite | 6.AA.15 | Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Humite | 9.AF.50 | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Liddicoatite ? | 9.CK.05 | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Rossmanite | 9.CK.05 | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Fluor-elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ | Fluor-liddicoatite | 9.CK.05 | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ | Edenite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Stokesite | 9.DM.05 | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Margarite | 9.EC.30 | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline var. Amazonite | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Danburite | 9.FA.65 | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite)' | - | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Stokesite | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| H | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Li | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Li | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Li | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Li | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Li | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Tusionite | Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| B | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| B | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| O | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Stokesite | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Tusionite | Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| O | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| F | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Al | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stokesite | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Rossmanite | ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Margarite | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Stokesite | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Mn | ⓘ Tusionite | Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stokesite | CaSn[Si3O9] · 2H2O |
| Sn | ⓘ Tusionite | Mn2+Sn4+[BO3]2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Unnamed (Pb-analogue of Fluor-liddicoatite) | Pb(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Song Da TerraneOrogenic Belt
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- NE Vietnam Sn-W metallographic beltMineral Belt
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Minh Tien Mine, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam