Nanping pegmatite field, Zhenghe Co., Nanping Prefecture, Fujian Province, China

Phosphate-and Nb-Ta-bearing granitic pegmatites.
An underground mine was started in 2000, and is designed to produce up to 116 tonnes of Ta2O5 concentrates per year.

References:
- Yang Zhuming, Song Renkui, Tao Kejie, and Zhang Peishan (2003): Columbite-tantalite minerals from Nanping granitic pegmatites, South China: compositional trends and genetic implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 8, 363-373.
- Huan Hu, Rucheng Wang, Fontan, F., Aicheng Zhang, and Jiadeng Chen (2007): Phosphate minerals from the Nanping pegmatite, SE China. Presented at the International Symposium: Granitic Pegmatites: The State of the Art, May 06–12, 2007, Porto, Portugal.
- http://www.commerceresources.com/i/pdf/09-Chap10.pdf