Luobusha ophiolite, Qusum Co., Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China

Emerald Uvarovite crystals on black chromite matrix,selected from the crushed ore. Self collected in 2019.

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(b) High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscope (HAADF-STEM) image showing an aggregate of zhiqinite (TiSi2), enclosing globules of badengzhuite (TiP) and surrounded by Ti10(Si,P,□)7, Ti11(Si,P)10, and the dmisteinbergite-like mineral. Corundum (Al2O3) hosts the entire Ti silicide inclusion. (d) TEM bright-field ...

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(b) High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscope (HAADF-STEM) image showing an aggregate of zhiqinite (TiSi2), enclosing globules of badengzhuite (TiP) and surrounded by Ti10(Si,P,□)7, Ti11(Si,P)10, and the dmisteinbergite-like mineral. Corundum (Al2O3) hosts the entire Ti silicide inclusion. (c) TEM bright-field ...

© Xiong et al. 2020

This specimen is one of the many chromite specimens I have collected.Through the man-made Panning of chromite, we can get some rare native alloys.

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Blackish-green textured mineral of the serpentine subgroup, self collected in 2019. Collection and photograph Molin Lee Visually attributed to antigorite, the mineral needs an analytical confirmation. In fact, according to data in the literature, the Luobusha peridotite serpentinization occurred at T < 300°C where lizardite is the dominant ...

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Green chromium-bearing diopside phenocryst on matrix, self collected in 2019. Collection and photograph Molin Lee

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An inclined shaft in the mining area, built on a hillside with an altitude of more than 3500, will continue to be exploited in the future

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Looking down from the mine, the river below is the Yarlung Zangbo River

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