| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Baotite |
| Formula: | Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Huanghoite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Orthoclase | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 287805 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:287805:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Baotite in this Region |
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| East Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| H9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Main pit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baotite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘMain pit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘH9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘEast Mine, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| References |
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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 Yang, Bo, Yang, Li, Zhao, Yong-Gang, Yan, Guo-Ying, Liu, Jian-Yong, Meng, Wen-Xiang, Yu, Jun-Fang, Chen, Lei, Li, Xiao-Chun, Li, Xian-Hua (2024) Aeschynite Group Minerals Are a Potential Recovery Target for Niobium Resources at the Giant Bayan Obo Nb–REE–Fe Deposit in China. Minerals, 14 (10). doi:10.3390/min14101029 Liu, Shuang-Liang, Liu, Xuan, Fan, Hong-Rui, Butcher, Alan R, Lahaye, Yann, Michallik, Radoslaw M., Jolis, Ester M., Lukkari, Sari, Yang, Kui-Feng, Wang, Qi-Wei, et al. (2025) Scandium distribution in the Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit, China: A multi-scale geochemical perspective. Ore Geology Reviews, 177. 106466 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106466 Jin, Hailong, Sun, Qing, Chen, Biao, Wei, Wei, Liu, Yanjiang, Li, Qiang (2025) Evaluated Utilization of Middle–Heavy REE Resources in Bayan Obo Deposit: Insight from Geochemical Composition and Process Mineralogy. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030212 |
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Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China