Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 374.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 362

mindat Locality ID: 127444
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-127444.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, Mongolia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°0'12"N
Longitude: 106°51'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.003333333333,106.85194444444
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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteCalciteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteMalachite
MolybdeniteNickelineNonePyroxeneQuartzRutileSphaleriteWurtzite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6374.236202060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)374.2362011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)374.2362027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2374.236205171
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O37236203531
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4374.23620910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)37236208173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)374.236207437
Gold  (*)CopperAu374.2370030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3372362014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2372362012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2374.237005800
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8374.236209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2374.2362061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO237236205614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS372362021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO37236201101
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl372362086


4 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
Kristen002228374370372±2Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Au127444Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaOyu Tolgoi Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002229374.2371.8373±1.2Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Au127444Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaOyu Tolgoi Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00312372370371±1Re-Os molybdeniteHugo North DDH-319 862m  MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo127444Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaOyu TolgoiHannah et al. (2007)10.1130/G23538A.1G35_703 
PorphCu-00148372362372–362      Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Fluorite, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tenorite, ZunyiteCu127444Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Ore Field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au Ore Field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Aimag, MongoliaOyu TolgoiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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