摘要
The formanite was first found in the alluvial deposits of western Australia by Simpson in 1909, and B. A. Kopheetoba et al. reported its occurrence in U. S. S. R. in 1964. The Guiyang Institute of Geochemistry, Academia Siniea and Guilin Institute of Geology, Ministry of Metallurgy have reported its occurrence in our country, too.