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Nâm Nâm Xe REE deposit, Mt Fansipan, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam

Carbonatites (50-55 Ma) with industrial grade REE mineralization.



References:
- Feldman l.G., Sarkisyan S.Sh., Boriskin V.P., Purusova S.P., Nguen Van Hoai, Chin Suan Ben (1987) Crystalline beckelite from Nam Se deposit (Northern Vietnam), - Mineralogicheskiy Zhurnal, v.9, N1, pp. 78-86 (in Rus.).
- Gupta, C.K., and Krishnamurthy, N. (2005): Extractive Metallurgy of Rare Earths. CRC Press (Boca Raton), 484 pp.
- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.





Map Reference: 22°32'N , 103°27'E

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
'Allanite'
Ankerite
Apatite-(CaF)
Baryte
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Burbankite
Calcite
Celestine
var: Barian Celestine

'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)
Fluorite
Galena
Lanthanite-(Ce)
Limonite
Magnetite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Montmorillonite
Parisite-(Ce)
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite
Strontianite
var: Emmonite
Synchysite-(Ce)
Uranpyrochlore


30 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Vietnam
 
  • Lai Chau Province
    • Phong Tho District
      • Mt Fansipan
        • Nâm Nâm Xe REE deposit

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