Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

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List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Semi-metals and non-metals
Graphite	1.3.6.2	C
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
Galena	2.8.1.1	PbS
Pyrrhotite	2.8.10.1	Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Sphalerite	2.8.2.1	ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Chalcopyrite	2.9.1.1	CuFeS2
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
Arsenopyrite ?	2.12.4.1	FeAsS
Molybdenite	2.12.10.1	MoS2
Pyrite	2.12.1.1	FeS2
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A2X3
Hematite	4.3.1.2	Fe2O3
Ilmenite	4.3.5.1	Fe2+TiO3
Loparite-(Ce)	4.3.3.3	(Na,Ce,Ca,Sr,Th)(Ti,Nb,Fe)O3
Maghemite	4.3.7.1	Fe3+2O3
Perovskite	4.3.3.1	CaTiO3
AX2
Anatase	4.4.4.1	TiO2
Cassiterite	4.4.1.5	SnO2
Cerianite-(Ce)	4.4.12.1	(Ce4+,Th)O2
Pyrolusite	4.4.1.4	MnO2
Rutile	4.4.1.1	TiO2
var: Ilmenorutile	4.4.1.2	Fex(Nb,Ta)2x · 4Ti1-xO2
Group 5 - OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM
AXO2·xH2O
Thorianite	5.1.1.2	ThO2
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
Goethite	6.1.1.2	α-Fe3+O(OH)
Manganite	6.1.3.1	Mn3+O(OH)
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
Chrysoberyl	7.2.9.1	BeAl2O4
Magnesiochromite	7.2.3.1	Mg(Cr,Al,Fe)2O4
Magnetite	7.2.2.3	Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel	7.2.1.1	MgAl2O4
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
ABO4
Fergusonite-(Ce)	8.1.1.3	(Ce,La,Nd)NbO4
'Fergusonite-(Nd)'	8.1.1.4	(Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)O4
Fergusonite-(Y)	8.1.1.1	YNbO4
β-Fergusonite-(Ce) (TL)	8.1.2.2	(Ce,La,Nd)NbO4
β-Fergusonite-(Nd) (TL)	8.1.2.3	(Nd,Ce)NbO4
A2B2O6(O,OH,F)
Pyrochlore Group	8.2.1.1	A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
var: Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)	8.2.1.6	A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
AB2O6
Aeschynite-(Ce)	8.3.6.1	(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Aeschynite-(Nd) (TL)	8.3.6.5	(Nd,Ce,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6
Columbite-(Fe)	8.3.2.2	FeNb2O6
Columbite-(Mn)	8.3.2.4	(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)2O6
Fersmite	8.3.3.1	(Ca,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH)6
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)	8.3.6.2	(Ce,Ca,Th)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES
AX
Halite	9.1.1.1	NaCl
Sylvite	9.1.1.2	KCl
AX2
Fluorite	9.2.1.1	CaF2
Zhangpeishanite (TL)	9.2.11.3	BaFCl
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite	14.1.1.1	CaCO3
Siderite	14.1.1.3	FeCO3
Strontianite	14.1.3.3	SrCO3
AB(XO3)2
Alstonite	14.2.5.1	BaCa(CO3)2
Ankerite	14.2.1.2	Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Barytocalcite	14.2.6.1	BaCa(CO3)2
Benstonite	14.2.3.1	(Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13
Dolomite	14.2.1.1	CaMg(CO3)2
Norsethite	14.2.2.1	BaMg(CO3)2
Paralstonite	14.2.2.2	BaCa(CO3)2
Miscellaneous
Carbocernaite	14.4.6.1	(Ca,Na)(Sr,Ce,Ba)(CO3)2
Group 15 - HYDRATED NORMAL CARBONATES
AmBn(XO3)p·xH2O, with (m+n):p < 1:1
Lanthanite-(Ce)	15.4.2.3	(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Bastnäsite-(Ce)	16a.1.1.1	(Ce,La)(CO3)F
Bastnäsite-(Y)	16a.1.1.3	(Y,Ce)(CO3)F
Cebaite-(Ce) (TL)	16a.1.9.1	Ba3Ce2(CO3)5F2
Cordylite-(Ce)	16a.1.7.1	NaBaCe2(CO3)4F
Huanghoite-(Ce) (TL)	16a.1.4.1	BaCe(CO3)2F
Parisite-(Ce)	16a.1.5.1	Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
'Parisite-(Nd)'	16a.1.5.2	Ca(Nd,Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
Röntgenite-(Ce)	16a.1.6.1	Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Synchysite-(Ce)	16a.1.3.1	Ca(Ce,La)(CO3)2F
'Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)'	16a.1.8.1	Ba2Ce(CO3)3F
Group 17 - COMPOUND CARBONATES
Miscellaneous
Daqingshanite-(Ce) (TL)	17.1.10.1	(Sr,Ca,Ba)3(Ce,La)(CO3)3-x(PO4)(OH,F)2x
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
Baryte	28.3.1.1	BaSO4
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4·xH2O
Gypsum	29.6.3.1	CaSO4 · 2H2O
Melanterite	29.6.10.1	FeSO4 · 7H2O
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)2(XO4)Zq
Alunite	30.2.4.1	KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite	30.2.5.1	KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
AXO4
Monazite-(Ce)	38.4.3.1	(Ce,La,Nd,Th)(PO4)
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
(AB)5(XO4)2·xH2O
Brockite	40.4.7.5	(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Rhabdophane-(Ce)	40.4.7.1	(Ce,La)(PO4) · H2O
Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
A5(XO4)3Zq
Fluorapatite	41.8.1.1	Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES
AXO4
Wulfenite	48.1.3.1	Pb(MoO4)
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination
Fayalite	51.3.1.1	Fe2+2SiO4
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
Andradite	51.4.3b.1	Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
Thorite	51.5.2.3	(Th,U)SiO4
Zircon	51.5.2.1	ZrSiO4
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination
Andalusite	52.2.2b.1	Al2(SiO4)O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only
Clinohumite	52.3.2d.1	(Mg,Fe2+)9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2
Humite	52.3.2c.1	(Mg,Fe2+)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination
Britholite-(Ce)	52.4.9.1	Ca2(Ce,Ca)3(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)
Titanite	52.4.3.1	CaTi(SiO4)O
Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination
Bafertisite (TL)	56.2.6b.1	Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+)2Ti(Si2O7)O(F,OH)2
Chevkinite-(Ce)	56.2.8.1	(Ce,La,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe2+,Ti,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8
Dingdaohengite-(Ce) (TL)	56.2.13.9	(Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Perrierite-(Ce)	56.2.8.3	(Ce,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2)
Allanite-(Ce)	58.2.1a.1	{CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Clinozoisite	58.2.1a.4	{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Epidote	58.2.1a.7	{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Vesuvianite	58.2.4.1	(Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Group 60 - CYCLOSILICATES Four-Membered Rings
Four-Membered Rings, as Titanosilicates
Baotite (TL)	60.1.2.1	Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings
Six-Membered Rings with borate groups
Dravite	61.3.1.9	Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl	61.3.1.10	Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2
Aegirine	65.1.3c.2	NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite	65.1.3b.2	(Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6
Augite	65.1.3a.3	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Diopside	65.1.3a.1	CaMgSi2O6
Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2)
Amphiboles - Mg-Fe-Mn-Li subgroup
Cummingtonite	66.1.1.1	☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Richterite	66.1.3b.9	{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Tremolite	66.1.3a.1	☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Group 69 - INOSILICATES Chains with Side Branches or Loops
Chains with Side Branches or Loops with P>2
Magbasite (TL)	69.2.1c.1	KBa(Al,Sc)(Mg,Fe)6Si6O20F2
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers
'Halloysite'	71.1.1.4	Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Fluorokinoshitalite (TL)	71.2.21.4	BaMg3(Al2Si2O10)F2
Illite	71.2.2d.2	K0.65Al2.0[ ][Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Phlogopite	71.2.2b.1	KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Tainiolite	71.2.2b.9	KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays
Montmorillonite	71.3.1a.2	(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Nontronite	71.3.1a.3	Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
Quartz	75.1.3.1	SiO2
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics
Opal	75.2.1.1	SiO2 · nH2O
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
Albite	76.1.3.1	NaAlSi3O8
Microcline	76.1.1.5	KAlSi3O8
Orthoclase	76.1.1.1	KAlSi3O8
Unclassified Minerals
Actinolite	-	☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Aeschynite'	-
Albite var: Andesine	-	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var: Oligoclase	-	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite'	-
Anatase var: Niobian Anatase	-	(Ti,Nb)O2
Anorthite var: Labradorite	-	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
'Apatite'	-
Aragonite var: Strontian Aragonite	-	(Ca,Sr)CO3
Arfvedsonite	-	[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
'Beiyinite'	-
'Biotite'	-
Calcite var: Manganoan Calcite	-	(Ca,Mn)CO3
var: Strontian Calcite	-	(Ca,Sr)CO3
'Cebaite-(Nd)'	-	Ba3(Nd,Ce)2(CO3)5F2
'Chlorite Group'	-
Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite	-	CaMg(CO3)2
Ferrisepiolite	-	(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4((Si,Fe3+)6O15)(O,OH)2 · 6H2O
Ferro-edenite	-	{Na}{Ca2}{Fe2+5}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Fluorophlogopite	-	KMg3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
'Halloysite var: Ferrian Halloysite'	-	Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hematite var: Specularite	-	Fe2O3
'Hornblende'	-
'Hydrogoethite'	-	3Fe2O3·4H2O
'Leucoxene'	-
'Limonite'	-	FeO(OH) · nH2O
Magnesio-arfvedsonite	-	{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Magnesio-riebeckite	-	◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Monazite'	-
Muscovite var: Sericite	-	KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Nioboaeschynite-(Nd)'	-	(Nd,Ce,Ca,Th)(Nb,Ti,Fe,Ta)2(O,OH)6
'Oborite'	-
'Perthite'	-
'Psilomelane'	-
Riebeckite	-	◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rutile var: Niobian Rutile	-	(Ti,Nb)O2
'Scapolite'	-
'Serpentine Group'	-	D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O
Strontianite var: Emmonite	-	(Sr,Ca)CO3
Thorite var: Ferrithorite	-	(Th,Fe3+)[Si(O,OH)4]
var: Uranothorite	-	(Th,U)SiO4
'Unnamed (Ca-Ba carbonate)'	-	(Ca,Sr)2Ba[CO3]3
'Unnamed (Cordylite-like (Ca0.5[]0.5)BaCe2[CO3]4F)'	-	Ca□Ba2Ce4[CO3]8F2
Xenotime-(Y)	-	Y(PO4)
Yangzhumingite (TL)	-	KMg2.5(Si4O10)F2
Zeolite Group	-

162 entries listed. 137 valid minerals.