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


mindat Locality ID: 157089
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157089.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ongniud Banner (Wengniute Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Aobaoshan Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit (Oboshan Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit)
Dongzi Pb-Zn-(Cu-Ag) Deposit
Erbahuo Mine
Huanghuagou Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Tianqiaogou Zn-Pb Deposit
Xiaoyingzi Pb-Zn-(Ag) Deposit
Yujiawopu Zn-Pb Deposit

Latitude: 42°49'2"N
Longitude: 118°49'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.817222222222,118.82861111111

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteJalpaiteKaoliniteMica
NickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1410342793
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14103427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2441032,41033,41034,4103727198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61410324135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1410328173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS741032,41033,41034,41035,41036,41037,4103824243
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2141034116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4241033,410345591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2341032,41033,4103417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2441032,41033,41034,4103739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21410343106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81410329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2241032,4103461156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1410345186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS741032,41033,41034,41035,41036,41037,4103821482



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