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Locality Name:
Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 400

mindat Locality ID: 157092
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157092.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bainaimiao Cu-Au Ore Field
Dagouli Au Deposit
Obot Fluorite Deposit (Obotu Fluorite Deposit; Aobaotu Fluorite Deposit; Aobaodu Fluorite Deposit)
Sumt Qagan Obo Mine (Sumo Qagan Obo Mine; Sumo Chagan Aobao Mine)
Xilimiao Mn Deposit

Latitude: 42°41'29"N
Longitude: 111°50'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.691388888889,111.84166666667
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 As Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianiteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24614001409243419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4614001409248803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51409301310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1409309052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4461400240923,409245516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)461400440923,40924,40929,4093027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21409305171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4614001409245707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2461400340923,40924,4093027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61409304135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)461400240924,409288173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2340928,40929,409309617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS46140014092424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu461400340923,40924,4092730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4614001409246890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4240928,409305591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4461400240924,4093014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)246140014092412537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)140931770
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24614001409245800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2461400340923,40924,4093017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1409302994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2461400440923,40924,40929,4093039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2240923,409313106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8461400240924,409309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2461400640923,40924,40927,40928,40929,4093061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1409311711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4614001409244894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1409235186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS461400240924,4093021482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101409301395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1409235251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00184461400459±2 – 440±40      Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Molybdenite, PyriteCu142695Bainaimiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit (Bainamiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit), Bainaimiao Cu-Au Ore Field, Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBainamiaoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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