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Arfvedsonite from
Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arfvedsonite
Formula:NaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arfvedsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maoniuping Mine, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:457185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:457185:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arfvedsonite
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMuluozhai REE deposit (Muluo REE deposit), Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLizhuang REE deposit, Mianning County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘTaihe intrusion, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
References
Congde Chen and Guangping Pu (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(5), 18-23
Zhongxin Yuan and Ge Bai (1997): Geology and Prospecting 33(1), 42-48
Weng, Q., Niu, H. C., Qu, P., Shan, Q., Li, N. B., & Yang, W. B. (2022). Mica compositional constraints on the petrogenesis and mineralization of the syenite–carbonatite complex in the Maoniuping REE deposit, SW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104917.
Xiao, Xin; Zhou, Taofa; Shi, Ke; White, Noel C.; Fan, Yu; Wang, Fangyue; Chen, Xuefeng (2022) Trace elements and textures of scheelite in porphyry-skarn Cu-Au systems: The example of Dongguashan deposit, eastern China. Ore Geology Reviews, 149. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105069
Ju, Nan; Yang, Gao; Zhao, Dongfang; Wu, Yue; Liu, Bo; Zhang, Pengge; Liu, Xin; Shi, Lu; Feng, Yuhui; Zhao, Zhonghai; et al. (2025) Geology, Mineralization and Development Potential of Rare and Uncommon Earth Ore Deposits in Southwest China. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050459
Jin, Yanan; Wang, Wei; He, Bin; Zhao, Zhi; Zhao, Ruiwei (2026) REE Enrichment Process in the Maoniuping Carbonatite-Related REE Deposits, Mianning, Sichuan: Genetic and Mineralogical Evidence. Minerals, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/min16030257
Chi, Zhe; Giuliani, Andrea; Tavazzani, Lorenzo; Ni, Pei (2026) Carbonatitic fluid infiltration and REE remobilization from magmatic calcite at the Maoniuping deposit, China: constraints from trace-element and Sr–Pb isotopic variations in mineralized and barren veins. Ore Geology Reviews, 196. p.107500. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107500
 
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