China, Inner Mongolia
Bayan Obo, China
Mineral locality Inferred from historyProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: bastnasite, monazite, magnetite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: REE-Fe-Nb deposit
World's largest REE deposit, mindat locality for bastnasite and monazite.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Radioactive/REE dust, restricted zone
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