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Locality Name:
Hohhot League (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 367
Youngest recorded age at locality: 367

mindat Locality ID: 143910
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143910.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hohhot League (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Horinger Co. (Helinge'er Co.)
Huimin District
Qingshuihe Co.
Tumed Left Banner (Tumote Zuoqi)
Wuchuan Co.
Yuquan District

Latitude: 40°59'32"N
Longitude: 111°12'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.992222222222,111.20555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite
Topaz	Zircon

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 Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite
Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Talc Tetradymite
Topaz Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ixiolite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kotulskite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Laplandite-(Ce) ()*	Leadamalgam ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Niggliite ()*	Osmium ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	40797,40798	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	40797,40798,40804	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			3	40789,40790,40795	489
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	40789,40795,40801	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	40797	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	40789,40800	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	40797	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	40797	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	40804	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	40804	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	40790,40795	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	40798	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			4	40789,40790,40795,40801	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			8	40789,40790,40793,40795,40798,40800,40801,40804	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	40795	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	367	367	10	40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40797,40798,40800,40801,40803	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	367	367	1	40803	3902
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	40797	966
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			1	40797	124
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	40795,40797	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	40797	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	40798	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	40789,40795,40798,40801	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			6	40789,40790,40795,40797,40801,40804	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	40804	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	367	367	9	40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40798,40801,40803,40804	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	367	367	15	40781,40783,40787,40788,40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40798,40800,40801,40802,40803,40805	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			4	40791,40794,40798,40799	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	40798	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	40789,40797,40798,40801	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			2	40789,40795	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	367	367	4	40787,40797,40798,40803	5433
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂			1	40804	148
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	40793,40795	5591
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	367	367	1	40803	116
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	40798	1507
Laplandite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₄CeTiPSi₇O₂₂·5H₂O			1	40804	2
Leadamalgam ()*	None	HgPb₂	367	367	1	40803	3
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	367	367	8	40787,40789,40796,40797,40798,40801,40803,40804	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	40789,40795,40797,40798,40801	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	40790	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			1	40789	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	367	367	2	40797,40803	155
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	40798,40804	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	367	367	2	40797,40803	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	40789,40801	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂			1	40797	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			10	40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40797,40798,40800,40801,40804	17380
Niggliite ()*	Nickeline	PtSn	367	367	1	40803	22
Osmium ()*	None	Os	367	367	1	40803	169
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	367	367	1	40803	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	40804	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	367	367	2	40797,40803	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	40789	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	40798	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	367	367	1	40803	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	367	367	11	40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40797,40798,40800,40801,40803,40804	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	40790,40795,40796,40797,40801	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			11	40787,40789,40790,40793,40795,40796,40797,40798,40800,40801,40804	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	40787,40804	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	40804	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	40789	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	40798	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	40798	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	367	367	2	40797,40803	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			9	40789,40790,40795,40796,40797,40798,40800,40801,40804	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	40798	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	367	367	1	40803	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	367	367	2	40797,40803	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	40795	276
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	40804	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	367	367	3	40797,40798,40803	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	367	367	2	40797,40803	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	40787,40804	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00010	367	367										Leadamalgam	Hg	721	Xiaonanshan Cu-Ni-(Pt-Pd) Deposit, Wuchuan Co., Hohhot League (Huhehaote Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China		Jiang et al. (2003)		AGS24_121

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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