We found a new mineral in Northwest China in August 1977. It is a rich-niobium end member of the ixiolite series. This new mineral was named ashanite, after the place where it was discovered, the Altai Mountains, '...We found a new mineral in Northwest China in August 1977. It is a rich-niobium end member of the ixiolite series. This new mineral was named ashanite, after the place where it was discovered, the Altai Mountains, 'a' from Altai, 'shan' meaning mountain or mountains in Chinese.展开更多
文摘We found a new mineral in Northwest China in August 1977. It is a rich-niobium end member of the ixiolite series. This new mineral was named ashanite, after the place where it was discovered, the Altai Mountains, 'a' from Altai, 'shan' meaning mountain or mountains in Chinese.
