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Locality Name:
Haobugao Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 208
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90

mindat Locality ID: 143926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Haobugao Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°45'0"N
Longitude: 119°7'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.75,119.11666666667
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: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGarnet
IlvaiteLöllingiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWollastonite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22089003419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32089001534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2089009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20890027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22089005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220890027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62089004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2089008173
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)220890057
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2208900271
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22089009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS20890024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32089001544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2208900223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2208900209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6208900741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320890014640
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)208900197
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2208900762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420890014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22089005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220890017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220890039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82089009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220890061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20890021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132089001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132089005317
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102089001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32089001247


1 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
sedznpb-0016220890Yanshanian        143926Haobugao Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Bairin Left Banner (Balin Zuoqi), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaHaobugaoSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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