Phosphate-rich 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
- Zhaolin Li, Jinzhang Zhang, Qizhi Wu, and Zhonghui Ouyang (1983): Geological and geochemical characteristics of a certain pegmatite ore field of rare metals in Fujian Province. Mineral Deposits 2(2).
- Wenying Wang, Yueqing Yang, Cheghu Chen, and Jinghuang Zhu (1999): Study on the Nb and Ta-minerals from the Granitic Pegmatites in Nanping, Fujian Province. Geology of Fujian 18(3).
- 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.
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