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Locality Name:
Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 267.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 219

mindat Locality ID: 44889
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44889.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°57'15"N
Longitude: 108°33'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.954166666667,108.56305555556
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteBurbankiteCalciteCancrinite
Cancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCorundumElpiditeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annite  (*)Armstrongite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioburbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elpidite  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)267.32190706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O267.3219092
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2267.321903092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2267.32190356
Armstrongite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaZr(Si6O15)·2H2O267.321905
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)267.3219011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F267.32190304
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5267.3219052
Calcioburbankite  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)5267.321904
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)267.3219027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O267.32190232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2267.321905171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)267.321901252
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2267.3219094
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2267.3219027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6267.321904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2267.321909895
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O267.3219050
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2267.3219054
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F267.321902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2267.321909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS267.3219024243
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6267.32190741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3267.3219014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4267.321905591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4267.3219014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)267.321904924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2267.321905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2267.3219017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)267.32190884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2267.32190112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2267.321902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2267.3219039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2267.3219061156
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3267.3219015
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2267.321905614
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl267.32190444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS267.3219021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)267.32190589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F267.32190232
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2267.32190236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O267.321904899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)267.32190939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)267.321905251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000798MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m thick and 1 km long and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, nepheline monzogabbro, ijolite and phonolite.
Jen_0000799MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m thick and 1 km long and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, nepheline monzogabbro, ijolite and phonolite.


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
Jen_0000798225.4219222.2±3.2Rb-Sr whole rock     44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLuugin golWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000799267.3222.5244.9±22.4Rb-Sr whole rock     44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLuugin golWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00453247237Middle Triassic-- 230 Ma        44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLugin GolOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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