Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31), Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine), Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 13' 51'' North , 92° 11' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
230360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230360:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a95c9d2c-fdea-4235-8ba6-bd07a67189c7
From Shi et al 2012 (AGS86_553.pdf):
Podiform chromite bodies hosted in a harzburgite formation of the Luobusha ophiolite, extending along the Yarlong Zangbo (Brahmaputra) River for about 42 km from E to W with a width of 1-4 km.
The main rock type is harzburgite, with lesser amounts of dunite, mafic rocks, pillow lavas and a mix of different ophiolites.
The chromite bodies are hosted in the mantle-derived harzburgite rocks, and represent a resource of ca. 5 Mt of ore.
An age of 126 Ma for the ophiolites is assumed, based upon comparison with other ophiolites in the same belt (Xia, 2011).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Coesite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Luobusaite Formula: Fe0.84Si2 |
| ⓘ Maurogemmiite (TL) Formula: Ti10Fe3O3 Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Osbornite Formula: TiN |
| ⓘ Paulrobinsonite (TL) Formula: Ti8Fe4O2 Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Qingsongite (TL) Formula: BN Type Locality: Description: As inclusions in coesite |
| ⓘ Qusongite Formula: WC |
| ⓘ Silicon Formula: Si |
| ⓘ Titanium (TL) Formula: Ti Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Yarlongite Formula: Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| ⓘ Zangboite (TL) Formula: TiFeSi2 Type Locality: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Titanium (TL) | 1.AB.05 | Ti |
| ⓘ | Maurogemmiite (TL) | 1.AI. | Ti10Fe3O3 |
| ⓘ | Paulrobinsonite (TL) | 1.AI. | Ti8Fe4O2 |
| ⓘ | Qusongite | 1.BA.25 | WC |
| ⓘ | Yarlongite | 1.BA.30 | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| ⓘ | Zangboite (TL) | 1.BB. | TiFeSi2 |
| ⓘ | Luobusaite | 1.BB.25 | Fe0.84Si2 |
| ⓘ | Qingsongite (TL) | 1.BC. | BN |
| ⓘ | Osbornite | 1.BC.15 | TiN |
| ⓘ | Silicon | 1.CB.15 | Si |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Qingsongite | BN |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Qusongite | WC |
| C | ⓘ Yarlongite | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Osbornite | TiN |
| N | ⓘ Qingsongite | BN |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Maurogemmiite | Ti10Fe3O3 |
| O | ⓘ Paulrobinsonite | Ti8Fe4O2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Silicon | Si |
| Si | ⓘ Luobusaite | Fe0.84Si2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zangboite | TiFeSi2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Osbornite | TiN |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanium | Ti |
| Ti | ⓘ Zangboite | TiFeSi2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Maurogemmiite | Ti10Fe3O3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Paulrobinsonite | Ti8Fe4O2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Yarlongite | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Luobusaite | Fe0.84Si2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Yarlongite | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Zangboite | TiFeSi2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Maurogemmiite | Ti10Fe3O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Paulrobinsonite | Ti8Fe4O2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Yarlongite | Cr4Fe4NiC4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Qusongite | WC |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
China
- ⭔Southwest ChinaRegion
- Tibet
- Bangonghu–Nujiang metallogenic beltMineral Belt
- Gangdese Metallogenic BeltMineral Belt
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Li, Guowu, Fang, Qingsong, Shi, Nicheng, Bai, Wenji, Yang, Jingsui, Xiong, Ming, Ma, Zhesheng, Rong, He (2009) Zangboite (TiFeSi2), a new mineral from Luobusha, Tibet, China. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (5) 1265-1274 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.5.1265
Shi, Nicheng, Bai, Wenji, Li, Guowu, Xiong, Ming, Yang, Jingsu, Ma, Zhesheng, Rong, He (2012) Naquite, FeSi, a New Mineral Species from Luobusha, Tibet, Western China. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 86 (3) 533-538 doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2012.00682.x
