Mabounie
Carbonatite with residual enrichment rare-earth element, in Gabon country (in Africa)
Deposit type: Carbonatite with residual enrichment
REE minerals: monazite, xenotime, pyrochlore, florencite, crandallite
Ore minerals: apatite, magnetite, crandallite, baddeleyite
Gangue minerals: hematite, goethite, quartz, kaolinite
Host rock types: carbonatite, weathered carbonatite, syenite
Average grade: 2.52% REO
Status: Nb resource; potential REE resource
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References
https://en.wikipedia.org
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show.php?labno=127
http://www.africas-eden.com/gabon.asp