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Locality Name:
Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1824
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213

mindat Locality ID: 143816
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143816.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°17'10"N
Longitude: 106°41'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.286111111111,106.68361111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Costibite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)182421308803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3182421302353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5182421301310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS182421309052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2182421305509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1824213011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi182421301966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4182421305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1824213027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)182421301252
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O18242130925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S182421305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21824213027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl182421301382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O182421303531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8182421301756
Copper  (*)CopperCu182421303846
Costibite  (*)LöllingiteCoSbS1824213019
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS182421304165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S318242130802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O182421302970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S182421301027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6182421304135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2182421309895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)182421308173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1824213024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC182421302812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3182421301544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)218242130223
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS18242130170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O182421306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31824213014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6182421302228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41824213014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21824213012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2182421305674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O18242130915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2237213017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2182421302273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21824213039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8182421309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21824213061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2182421305614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)182421306417
Silver  (*)CopperAg182421305186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3182421301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1824213021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13182421305317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2182421302562


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
DeepDive-Co-0029237213237-213Ar-Arage of late Permian and Early Triassic thrustingmuscovite   Muscovite  143816Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China Pi et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.06.003OGR71_263age of late Permian and Early Triassic thrusting
sedexmvt-0009916001000Mesoproterozoic host rock age      143816Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaHuogeqiTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00167182414911824–1491        143816Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaHuogeqiSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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