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Locality Name:
Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213

mindat Locality ID: 143855
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143855.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Linhe District
Urad Front Banner (Wulate Qianqi)
Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi)
Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi)

Latitude: 41°14'6"N
Longitude: 108°21'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.235,108.36583333333
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubanite
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
LöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileRömeriteScheeliteSkutteruditeSphalerite
SpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Copper  (*)Costibite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S250014911407542793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2240741,407583419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1824213640738,40753,40757,40758,40761,407628803
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS1824100014076156
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)318242131407572353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51824213440741,40745,40757,407591310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31407581534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2182410001407613092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2500213740741,40745,40746,40754,40757,40758,407619052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22500213340754,40757,407625509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2500213540743,40746,40754,40757,4076111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi18242131407571966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31407531935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42500213440754,40757,40758,407625516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2500213840741,40745,40746,40754,40757,40758,40759,4076127770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1407511184
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1824213240757,407611252
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1824213140757925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2500213540743,40746,40754,40757,407615707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225002131540733,40738,40741,40743,40746,40752,40753,40754,40756,40757,40758,40759,40760,40761,4076227198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2500213540743,40746,40754,40757,407611382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O18242131407573531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS240741,407452600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)818242131407571756
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O18241000140761382
Copper  (*)CopperCu2500213240754,407573846
Costibite  (*)LöllingiteCoSbS182421314075719
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2500213340754,40757,407614165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32500213540743,40746,40754,40757,40761802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2500213240754,407572970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2500213240754,407571027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61824213440746,40748,40757,407594135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22500213640743,40746,40748,40754,40757,407619895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1824213640733,40747,40753,40757,40758,407628173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O25001000240754,40761484
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O18241000140761107
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2240738,407539617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25002131140730,40741,40743,40745,40746,40754,40756,40757,40759,40760,4076124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)25001000440738,40746,40754,407617437
Gold  (*)CopperAu540740,40741,40744,40745,4075830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2500213640741,40743,40746,40754,40757,407612812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)318242131407571544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)21824213140757223
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1824213140757170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2500213440746,40754,40757,407616890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O18241000140761409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32500213640738,40746,40754,40757,40758,4076114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31407335433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62500213440746,40754,40757,407612228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4440738,40741,40745,407535591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1407551487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500213740738,40743,40744,40746,40754,40757,4076114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22500213640738,40753,40754,40757,40761,4076212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)140742770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22500213640743,40746,40754,40757,40760,407615674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2500213340754,40757,40761915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2340738,40753,407585800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225002131040738,40741,40743,40745,40746,40753,40754,40757,40758,4076117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O25001000240754,407612994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8340747,40752,407551512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21824213240746,407572273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O18241000140761265
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)618241000140746477
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)140738494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225002132040730,40733,40735,40738,40741,40743,40745,40746,40747,40748,40752,40753,40754,40755,40757,40758,40759,40760,40761,4076239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO218241000340742,40746,407613106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S825002131340733,40738,40741,40743,40745,40746,40747,40752,40754,40755,40757,40760,407619056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225002131440738,40740,40741,40743,40745,40746,40748,40753,40754,40757,40758,40759,40761,4076261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1407421711
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O18241000140761115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22500213540743,40746,40754,40757,407615614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2500213540743,40746,40754,40757,407616417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2500213540743,40746,40754,40757,407615186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs318241000140761531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)182410001407462473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)318242131407571214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25002131240730,40741,40743,40746,40748,40754,40756,40757,40758,40759,40760,4076121482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS25001000240754,407612045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO250014911407541101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1318242131407575317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21824213640741,40746,40748,40757,40759,407612562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31407581247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41407381655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1407445251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1407521025


10 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
sedexmvt-0010016001000Mesoproterozoic host rock age      143885Jiashengpan Pb-Zn Deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaJiashengpanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00168182414911824–1491        143885Jiashengpan Pb-Zn Deposit, Urad Middle Banner (Wulate Zhongqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaJiashengpanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedexmvt-0009325001600Paleoproterozoic host rock age      143819Dongshengmiao Mine, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaDongshengmiaoTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00156182414911824–1491        143819Dongshengmiao Mine, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaDongshengmiaoSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
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 
SCSD48_822_0001182418001812 ± 12Sm-Ndhost rockwhole rock     143822Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaTanyaokou depositRumin (2005) SCSD48_822 
sedexmvt-0010916001000Mesoproterozoic host rock age      143822Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaTanyaokouTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00181182414911824–1491        143822Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaTanyaokouSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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