Latitude: 0°59'12"S
Longitude: 29°8'27"E
Lateritic niobium ore. Cancrinite syenite intruded by Nb-bearing calcite-carbonatite.
References
- Nasraoui, M. and Waerenborgh, J.C. (2001): Fe speciation in weathered pyrochlore-group minerals from the Lueshe and Araxá (Barreiro) carbonatites by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. Canadian Mineralogist: 39: 1073-1080.
- Berger, V.I., Singer, D.A., and Orris, G.J. (2009): Carbonatites of the World. Explored Deposits of Nb and REE - Database and Grade and Tonnage Models. USGS Open-File Report 09-1139.
External Links
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http://www.emse.fr/~moutte/carbtit/lueshe/eug1999/
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25 entries listed. 19 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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