Sierra de Tamaulipas

Sierra de Tamaulipas

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Deposit type: Alkalic igneous

REE minerals: eudidymite, monazite, britholite, allanite

Ore minerals: apatite, aenigmatite, lavenite, magnetite, zircon, barite, sphalerite, rutile, ilmenite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, titanite, (Nb)

Gangue minerals: feldspar, aegirine, riebeckite, arfvedsonite, hedenbergite, biotite, sodic amphibole, nepheline, quartz, epidote, calcite, chlorite, sericite, cancrinite, analcime

Host rock types: nepheline syenite, ijolite, urtite, juvite, gabbro, diorite

Average grade: 1.3-3.0% REO

Status: Occurrence

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References

https://en.wikipedia.org
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=246
http://www.funmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mexico-nature-32-photos-17.jpg
https://www.google.cl/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funmag.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2Fmexico-nature-32-photos-17.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funmag.org%2Fpictures-mag%2Fnature%2Fmexico-nature-32-photos%2F&docid=L8QsaudZe2eekM&tbnid=mM9XZ-lENxAQ_M%3A&w=640&h=408&bih=460&biw=939&ved=0ahUKEwim-LWtqpfNAhWHxpAKHTFWAoUQMwgyKAEwAQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
http://www.funmag.org/pictures-mag/nature/mexico-nature-32-photos/