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Locality Name:
Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 35

mindat Locality ID: 45124
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45124.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°24'3"N
Longitude: 104°3'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.400833333333,104.05138888889
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 Au Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteChevkiniteClayCopperCorundumDiaspore
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSpinelTitaniteTridymiteWollastonite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Nepheline  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)145.83508803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)145.83501588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2145.83503092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)145.835011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F145.8350304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)145.8350115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)145.835027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)145.83501252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)145.83504979
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6145.83504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145.83509895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F145.83502740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2145.83509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145.835024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)145.83507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu145.835030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O145.83506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3145.835014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH145.8350367
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4145.8350229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4145.835014899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)145.8350945
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)145.8350884
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2145.835046
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2145.83502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145.835039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145.83509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145.835061156
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12145.835054
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2145.8350236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O145.83504899
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3145.83501247


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000769MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to a metre thick and 1 km long; veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nephelinite, leucitite, phonolite, trachyte, trachydacite, nepheline syenite, syenite, quartz syenite, magnetite and magnetite-apatite rocks and silicic and carbonate pyroclastic rocks.
Jen_0000770MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to a metre thick and 1 km long; veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nephelinite, leucitite, phonolite, trachyte, trachydacite, nepheline syenite, syenite, quartz syenite, magnetite and magnetite-apatite rocks and silicic and carbonate pyroclastic rocks.


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_0000769145.8134139.9±5.9Rb-Sr whole rock     45124Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaMushgai KhudagWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000077011135111-35K-Ar       45124Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaMushgai KhudagWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-0045414566Late Mesozoic        45124Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaMushgai Khudag (Mushgia Khudag, Mushugai Khuduk, Mushugai-Hudag)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070240Mushgai Khudag Carbonatite Complex (Mushgai Hudag; Mushugai Khuduk; Mushugay Khuduk), Shara Hulasa Hiid, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongoliahttps://rruff.info/R070240

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