Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb Deposit, Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 245
Youngest recorded age at locality: 240

mindat Locality ID: 145632
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145632.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb Deposit, Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°32'0"N
Longitude: 91°54'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.533333333333,91.9125

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.

Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Brannerite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Fornacite	Gadolinite	Ilvaite	Malachite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine
Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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: Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bastnäsite Brannerite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Fornacite Gadolinite Ilvaite Malachite Mica Milarite Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine
Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Allanite-(Nd) ()*	Aluminocerite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bavenite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*
Britholite-(Y) ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Fayalite ()*	Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Ferro-katophorite ()*
Fersmite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galena ()*
Genthelvite ()*	Gold ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hingganite-(Ce) ()*
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*
Milarite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Polylithionite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Riebeckite ()*	Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*
Wilkinsonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	245	240	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	245	240	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	245	240	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	245	240	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	245	240	706
Allanite-(Nd) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaNd(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	245	240	5
Aluminocerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₆Ca₃) Al(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	245	240	8
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	245	240	2162
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	245	240	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	245	240	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	245	240	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	245	240	304
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	245	240	255
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	245	240	248
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	245	240	115
Britholite-(Y) ()*	Apatite	(Y,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	245	240	28
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	245	240	27770
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	245	240	47
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	245	240	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	245	240	89
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	245	240	1756
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	245	240	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	245	240	3846
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	245	240	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	245	240	8173
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	245	240	371
Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Scheelite	CeNbO₄·0.3H₂O	245	240	16
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	245	240	196
Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	245	240	28
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	245	240	38
Fersmite ()*	Columbite	CaNb₂O₆	245	240	83
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	245	240	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	245	240	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	245	240	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	245	240	24243
Genthelvite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	245	240	60
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	245	240	30554
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	245	240	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	245	240	14640
Hingganite-(Ce) ()*	Gadolinite	BeCe(SiO₄)(OH)	245	240	13
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	245	240	55
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	245	240	367
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)(OH)	245	240	16
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	245	240	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	245	240	197
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	245	240	99
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	245	240	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	245	240	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	245	240	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	245	240	4924
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	245	240	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	245	240	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	245	240	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	245	240	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	245	240	2349
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	245	240	89
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	245	240	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	245	240	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	245	240	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	245	240	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	245	240	375
Röntgenite-(Ce) ()*	None	Ca₂Ce₃(CO₃)₅F₃	245	240	15
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	245	240	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	245	240	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	245	240	456
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	245	240	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	245	240	1803
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	245	240	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	245	240	4899
Törnebohmite-(Ce) ()*	Fornacite	Ce₂Al(SiO₄)₂(OH)	245	240	23
Wilkinsonite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₈Fe³⁺₄]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	245	240	3
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	245	240	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	245	240	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	245	240	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
	Cr-00058	245	240	240	K, He			lepidolite, serizitolite			Yes		Senaite	Cr	26157	Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia		Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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