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Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, Chinai
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Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) depositDeposit
West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.)County
Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture)Prefecture
Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 19' 59'' North , 117° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.33333,117.50000
GeoHash:
G#: wxgs1y8uk
GRN:
N30E61
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dwb : Monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
427369
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427369:4
GUID (UUID V4):
db875d2f-3a33-429e-a075-a5ab6930c485


Six Rb-rich plutons, which are composed of siderophyllite monzogranite, muscovite granite, zinnwaldite granite and zinnwaldite-amazonite granite, intruded into the Permian Linxi Formation in the Shihuiyao mining area. The Nb-Ta mineralization mainly occurs in the Pluton III and IV, while Nb-Ta minerals appear as a small number of accessory minerals in other plutons. Fifteen ore bodies were determined in the Shihuiyao deposit, including ten in Pluton III and five in Pluton IV. The largest Nb-Ta orebody occurs in the east of the Pluton III, accounting for 75 % of the total reserves of Nb + Ta in the Shihuiyao deposit.
In the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, a beryl-bearing granite was identified with three texturally different zones that show an increasing degree of fractionation, including the albite granite (bottom zone), albite granite with pegmatite pockets (intermediate zone), and intercalation of granite and pegmatite layers (top zone). Beryl occurs both in the intermediate and top zones.
In the Shihuiyao area, seventeen Be ore bodies (grading at 0.164–0.314 wt% BeO) were discovered, mainly hosted in Pluton β…’ and β…£. These Be orebodies occur in greisenized granite, and beryl is the only beryllium-bearing mineral present. We investigated in detail the No. 17 Be orebody, which occurs on the apical parts of Pluton β…£. This orebody is approximately 3 m thick and 30 m long and particularly well exposed in an exploratory trench at the top of the pluton. The trench can be divided into three subzones based on petrographic variations, from bottom to top: granite (bottom zone), granite with pegmatite pockets (intermediate zone), and layered aplite-pegmatite body (top zone).

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19 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: in fluid inclusions
β“˜ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Xenotime'
β“˜ 'Zinnwaldite'
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Sylvite3.AA.20KCl
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
β“˜'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Siderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Zinnwaldite'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Xenotime'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SylviteKCl
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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References

[1]Duan, Z. P., Jiang, S. Y., Su, H. M., Zhu, X. Y., & Zou, T. (2022). Nb-Ta oxides as recorders of hydrothermal activity in the Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-(Be-Li) deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 105149.
Chen, Xinkai, Zhou, Zhenhua, Gao, Xu, Zhao, Jiaqi (2023) Insights into the formation of Shihuiyao Ta-Nb deposit in southern Great Xing'an Range, NE China: Evidence from chronology and fluid inclusion. Ore Geology Reviews, 158. 105522 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105522
[2]Duan, Zhenpeng, Jiang, Shao-Yong, Su, Hui-Min, Salvi, Stefano, Monnier, LoΓ―s, Zhu, Xinyou, Lv, Xiaoqiang (2024) Beryl as an indicator for elemental behavior during magmatic evolution and metasomatism in the large Shihuiyao Rb-Nb-Ta-Be deposit, Inner Mongolia, NE China. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105940 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105940
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