Nizhnesayanskii

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in , Russia

Geographic location

CountryRussia
Geographic location:100.516667, 53.516667
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Location references

  • Kogarko, L.N., Kononova, V.A., Orlova, M.P., and Wooley, A.R., 1995, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part two, Former USSR: London, Chapman and Hall, 226 p.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit typeCarbonatite
Age of deposit675-720 Ma (various)
REE mineralsbastnäsite
monazite
parisite
Ore mineralsapatite
magnetite
thorite
pyrochlore
molybdenite
pyrite
sphalerite
galena
fluorite
strontianite
Gangue mineralsquartz
dolomite
ankerite
amphibole
Host rock typescarbonatite
syenite
urtite-melteigite-jacupirangite

Nearby scientific information

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Economic information

StatusOccurrence?

Bibliographic references