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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 137
Youngest recorded age at locality: 125

mindat Locality ID: 186571
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186571.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harqin Banner (Kalaqin Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Anjiayingzi Gold Field
Chenjiazhangzi Au Deposit
Jinchanshan Mine
Longtoushan Au-Ag-polymetallic Deposit
Yanchigou Au Deposit

Latitude: 41°58'22"N
Longitude: 118°55'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.972777777778,118.92833333333

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zoisite ()*

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

37 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	40983	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	40981	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	40981	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	40981	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	40983	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	40981,40983	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	40983	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	40981,40983	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	40981,40983	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	137	125	3	40978,40981,40983	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	40981,40983	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	40981	651
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	40981,40983	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	40983	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	137	125	3	40978,40981,40983	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	137	125	4	40978,40980,40981,40983	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	40983	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	40981	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	40981,40983	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	40983	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	40981	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	40983	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	40981	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	137	125	3	40978,40981,40983	17380
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	40983	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	40983	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	137	125	3	40978,40981,40983	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	40983	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	40981,40983	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	137	125	4	40978,40980,40981,40983	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	40981	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	40983	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	40983	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	137	125	3	40978,40981,40983	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	40981	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	40981	5317
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	40981	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
SCES47_115-1	Located in central part of gold mineralization belt of the northern margin of North China Craton
SCES47_115-2	Located in central part of gold mineralization belt of the northern margin of North China Craton

2 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
	SCES47_115-1	137	127	132±5	U-Pb		high	zircon				Zircon	Gold	Au	234471	Anjiayingzi Gold Field, Harqin Banner (Kalaqin Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Anjiayingzi gold deposit, Chifeng County, Inner Mongolia, China	Li et al. (2004)	10.1360/02yd0418	SCES47_115	P. 19, Fig. 2
	SCES47_115-2	127	125	126±1	U-Pb		high	zircon				Zircon	Gold	Au	234471	Anjiayingzi Gold Field, Harqin Banner (Kalaqin Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Anjiayingzi gold deposit, Chifeng County, Inner Mongolia, China	Li et al. (2004)	10.1360/02yd0418	SCES47_115	P. 19, Fig. 3

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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