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Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam
Detailed Mineral List:
| Albite var: Cleavelandite | ||
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| 'Apatite' | ||
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| 'Biotite' | ||
| Locality: | Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Calcite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | with fluorcannilloite specimens obtained at Luc Yen by Eugeni Bareche | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| 'Chlorite Group' | ||
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Chondrodite |  | |
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 | |
| Locality: | Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Chondrodite from Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Corundum |  | |
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Localities: | Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam Luc Yen Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Photo: © Oleg Lopatkin. Corundum from Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Corundum var: Ruby |  | |
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Reference: | [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com] | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © 2001 John H. Betts. Ruby from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Corundum var: Sapphire |  | |
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Reference: | Van King | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Sapphire from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Danburite | ||
| Formula: | CaB2Si2O8 | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Elbaite | ||
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
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| Formula: | {Ca}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al3Si5O22)(F,OH)2 | |
| Description: | (All "fluor-cannilloite" specimens from here turn out on analysis to be pargasite.)see: http://www.mindat.org/mesg-106-259756.html | |
| Reference: | http://www.thearkenstone.com/tuc-china2.html; Eugeni Bareche (2007) An Phu, Luc Yen, Vietnam. Revista de Minerales (Barcelona), 2007/2, 26-29. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals. Fluor-cannilloite from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Graphite | ||
| Formula: | C | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Humite |  | |
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: © Christian Bracke. Humite from Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| 'Humite Group' | ||
| Locality: | Cung Truoi Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Lepidolite | ||
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| 'Liddicoatite' ? |  | |
| Formula: | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam - erroneously reported | |
| Photo: Liddicoatite from Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Microcline | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Localities: | Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Microcline var: Amazonite | ||
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Muscovite | ||
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Localities: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam Cung Truoi Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| 'Olivine' | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Orthoclase | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Paragonite | ||
| Formula: | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Pargasite |  | |
| Formula: | {Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 | |
| Description: | Intense green crystals up to 5 cm large in association with red spinel in calcite-dolomite marble (Hauzenberger et al., 2005). Ca = 1.97 apfu, Na+K = 0.72 apfu, F = 0.54 apfu. Full composition: Si 6.34 Ti 0.03 Al 2.38 Cr 0.04 Fe < 0.01 Mn < 0.01 Mg 4.25 Ca 1.97 Na 0.66 K 0.06 ------- F 0.54 Cl < 0.01 | |
| Reference: | Hauzenberger, Ch.A., Walter, F., Hofmeister, W., Phan Tien, D. & Kienzl, N. (2005): Mineralogical, petrological and crystallographic investigations of two amphiboles from ruby and spinel bearing marbles, Luc Yen, Province Yen Bai, Vietnam. In: Hofmeister, W. et al. (ed): Proceedings of the third international workschop on gem-materials and modern analytical methods. Hanoi, Vietnam. 3-8; http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-69925.html | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Pargasite from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Phlogopite |  | |
| Formula: | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region. | |
| Photo: Phlogopite from Luc Yen Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| Pyrrhotite | ||
| Formula: | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) | |
| Reference: | with fluorcannilloite specimens obtained at Luc Yen by Eugeni Bareche | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Locality: | Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Quartz var: Smoky Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Rossmanite | ||
| Formula: | ☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Rutile |  | |
| Formula: | TiO2 | |
| Reference: | various correctly added photos | |
| Photo: © 2009 S.Sayamov. Rutile from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Schorl |  | |
| Formula: | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Locality: | Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Photo: © John Sobolewski. Schorl from Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Spinel |  | |
| Formula: | MgAl2O4 | |
| Localities: | Recorded from at least 4 other localities in this region. | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Spinel from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| Titanite | ||
| Formula: | CaTi(SiO4)O | |
| Reference: | Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191. | |
| 'Tourmaline' |  | |
| Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z | |
| Localities: | Khai Trong Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam Tan Lap Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam An Phu (Anfu), Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Tourmaline from Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | ||
| 'Unnamed (Pb-dominant Tourmaline)' | ||
| Formula: | (Pb,Na)(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH) | |
| Locality: | Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province (Yen Bai Province), Vietnam | |
36 entries listed. 22 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
References
Hauzenberger, Ch.A., Walter, F., Hofmeister, W., Phan Tien, D. & Kienzl, N. (2005): Mineralogical, petrological and crystallographic investigations of two amphiboles from ruby and spinel bearing marbles, Luc Yen, Province Yen Bai, Vietnam. In: Hofmeister, W. et al. (ed): Proceedings of the third international workschop on gem-materials and modern analytical methods. Hanoi, Vietnam. 3-8.
Eugeni Bareche (2007) An Phu, Luc Yen, Vietnam. Revista de Minerales (Barcelona), 2007/2, 26-29.
Tamagnini, F. (2007). Tormaline policrome in Vietnam. Un nuovo ritrovamento nei pressi di Luc Yen. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 31 (2), 104-107.
Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Marble-hosted ruby deposits from Central and Southeast Asia: Towards a new genetic model. Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191.
Patureau, J. (2011): Un minéralogiste et collectionneur francais á Luc Yen, Vietnam. La Régne Minéral.99, 39-48
Eugeni Bareche (2007) An Phu, Luc Yen, Vietnam. Revista de Minerales (Barcelona), 2007/2, 26-29.
Tamagnini, F. (2007). Tormaline policrome in Vietnam. Un nuovo ritrovamento nei pressi di Luc Yen. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 31 (2), 104-107.
Garnier, V., Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Fallick, A.E., Dubessy, J., Banks, D., Vinh, H.Q., Lhomme, T., Maluski, H., Pêcher, A., Bakhsh, K.A., Long, P.V., Trinh, P.T., and Schwarz, D. (2008): Marble-hosted ruby deposits from Central and Southeast Asia: Towards a new genetic model. Ore Geology Reviews 34, 169-191.
Patureau, J. (2011): Un minéralogiste et collectionneur francais á Luc Yen, Vietnam. La Régne Minéral.99, 39-48
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