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Locality Name:
Hegenshan Ophiolite, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 143949
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143949.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hegenshan Ophiolite, West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Deposit No. 3756
Deposit No. 41
Deposit No. 620
Deposit No. 820
Deposit No. B265

Latitude: 44°44'54"N
Longitude: 116°15'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.748333333333,116.26
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 Ca Cr F Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparMicaNonePyroxeneSpinel
TalcTridymiteVesuvianite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Jadeite  (*)
Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8441144,41146,41147,411481756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61411484135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O60154
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4441144,41146,41147,41148311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41411451934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2441144,41146,41147,411483337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101411481395


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