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Locality Name:
Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 157087
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157087.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aohan Banner (Aohan Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Baituyingzi Mo-Cu Ore Field
Beidacheng Au Deposit
Daheishan Au Deposit
Huanghuagou Au Deposit
Jinchanggouliang-Erdaogou Ore Field
Kelidai Au Deposit
Nailingou Au Deposit
Nuluerhu Au Deposit
Zhuanshanzi Au Deposit

Latitude: 42°13'54"N
Longitude: 120°5'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.231666666667,120.08944444444

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTetrahedrite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1409498803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS240948,409499052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4540941,40943,40948,40949,409535516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)540941,40942,40943,40945,4094927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S240948,409535707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2940941,40942,40943,40944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095327198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1409494165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21409459895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)540941,40942,40943,40944,409498173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2240941,409429617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS640944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu640944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3440941,40942,40943,4095014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4440941,40945,40948,409505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4240948,4095014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2340941,40942,409435800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2940941,40942,40943,40944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095317380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3140949511
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2940941,40942,40943,40944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2940941,40942,40943,40944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095361156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS140949712
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS640944,40945,40948,40949,40950,4095321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31409493418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131409451803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13340945,40948,409495317
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1409501025



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