Illuvial-type uranium deposit, hosted by Lower Cambrian carbonaceous shales.
Located in western Hunan Province.
Ref.:
- Hunan 230 Laboratory, Hunan 305 Geological Team, Wuhan Geological Institution X-ray Laboratory (1976): Furongite, a new uranium mineral found in China. Acta Geologica Sinica 50(2), 203-204 (in Chinese).
- Hunan 230 Institute, Hunan 305 Geological Team and X-Ray Laboratory of Wuhan Geologic College (1978): The mineralogical investigation of furongite. Science in China, Series A (Mathematics), 22(2), 199-206.
- Fleischer, M., Cabri, L.J., Chao, G.Y., and Pabst, A. (1978): New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist 63, 424-427.
Mineral List:7 entries listed. 4 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
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