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Locality Name:
Wu Dyke, Dulahala, Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2070
Youngest recorded age at locality: 809

mindat Locality ID: 185579
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185579.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wu Dyke, Dulahala, Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteClayCordyliteCorundumFeldsparFluorite
MicaNoneParisiteQuartzSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cebaite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Huanghoite-(Ce)  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)207080908803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)220708090295
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2070809011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F20708090304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2070809027770
Cebaite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBa3Ce2(CO3)5F2207080908
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite(Na,Ca,   )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)2070809015
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2207080909895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F207080902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2207080909617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32070809014640
Huanghoite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBaCe(CO3)2F207080909
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)22070809093
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42070809014899
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F220708090112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2207080902273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22070809061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)220708090375


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001114MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001115MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001116MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001117MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001118MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001119MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.
Jen_0001120MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and possible dolomitized carbonatite tuff. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: There are extensive peralkaline granites but their relationship, if any, to the carbonatites is not clear. Basic dykes and brecciated peridotite also occur.


7 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
Jen_0001114207020702070U-Pb zircon  YesZircon  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001115809809809Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001116122312231223Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001117128612861286Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001118131313131313Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001119109610961096Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 
Jen_0001120120812081208Sm-Nd whole rock  Yes  720Bayan Obo Deposit (Bayun-Obo Deposit; Baiyunebo Deposit), Bayan Obo, Bayan Obo Mining District, Baotou League (Baotou Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBayan Obo MineYang and Woolley (2006) JAES27_559 

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