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Arfvedsonite from
Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China


Locality type:Deposit
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 Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458254:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arfvedsonite in this Region
H9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
Nearest other occurrences of Arfvedsonite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘH9 litho-unit, Bayan Obo deposit, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘWu dyke, Dulahala, Bayan Obo mining district, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, China
References
Smith, M.P. (2006): Lithos 93(1/2), 126-148.
Li, Hong-Tao; Yang, Kui-Feng; Gao, Yu-Pu; Zhao, Jian; Yuan, Xing-Yu; Li, Xiao-Chun; Fan, Hong-Rui (2022) Age and origin of the H9 member from the Bayan Obo Group: Implications for the genesis of the giant Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE deposit, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 146. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104927
Zhu, Xue-Feng, Zhang, Chi, Huang, Xiao-Wen, Song, Wen-Lei, Lu, Li-Na, Hu, Qing-Cheng, Shao, Ya-Qin (2024) Principal component analysis of mineral and element composition of ores from the Bayan Obo Nb-Fe-REE deposit: Implication for mineralization process and ore classification. Ore Geology Reviews, 167. 105972 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105972
Chen, Qian; Song, Wenlei; Xu, Cheng; Xue, Shanna; Xu, Danni; Chen, Biao (2025) Mineralogical and geochemical study of Nb mineralization in the giant Bayan Obo deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 184. 106771 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106771
 
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