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Locality Name:
Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213

mindat Locality ID: 187866
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187866.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Baoyintu Sumu
Bieligaimiao Cu-Ni Deposit
Chagandeersi Mo Deposit
Dongshengmiao Mine
Ebutu Ni-Co Deposit
Hogjil Cu-Zn-Pb Deposit
Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine)
Oblaga Cu-Au Deposit
Qingxing Mine
Sanguikou Pb-Zn Deposit
Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit
Wenduoerhaer Cu Deposit

Latitude: 41°10'29"N
Longitude: 106°49'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.174722222222,106.82861111111

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite
Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite
Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Wurtzite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Almandine ()*
Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carnotite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*
Costibite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Grossular ()*	Grunerite ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zoisite ()*

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	2500	1491	1	40754	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	40758	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1824	213	5	40753,40757,40758,40761,40762	8803
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	1824	1000	1	40761	56
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1824	213	1	40757	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1824	213	2	40757,40759	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	40758	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1824	1000	1	40761	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2500	213	4	40754,40757,40758,40761	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40762	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1824	213	1	40757	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	40753	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2500	213	4	40754,40757,40758,40762	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2500	213	5	40754,40757,40758,40759,40761	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	40751	1184
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1824	213	2	40757,40761	1252
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1824	213	1	40757	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	213	10	40752,40753,40754,40756,40757,40758,40759,40760,40761,40762	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1824	213	1	40757	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1824	213	1	40757	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1824	1000	1	40761	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2500	213	2	40754,40757	3846
Costibite ()*	Löllingite	CoSbS	1824	213	1	40757	19
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2500	213	2	40754,40757	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2500	213	2	40754,40757	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1824	213	2	40757,40759	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1824	213	4	40753,40757,40758,40762	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	2500	1000	2	40754,40761	484
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	1824	1000	1	40761	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	40753	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2500	213	6	40754,40756,40757,40759,40760,40761	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2500	1000	2	40754,40761	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	40758	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1824	213	1	40757	1544
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1824	213	1	40757	223
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1824	213	1	40757	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1824	1000	1	40761	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2500	213	4	40754,40757,40758,40761	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	40753	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	40755	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2500	213	5	40753,40754,40757,40761,40762	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2500	213	4	40754,40757,40760,40761	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	40753,40758	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	213	5	40753,40754,40757,40758,40761	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2500	1000	2	40754,40761	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			2	40752,40755	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1824	213	1	40757	2273
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1824	1000	1	40761	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	213	10	40752,40753,40754,40755,40757,40758,40759,40760,40761,40762	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1824	1000	1	40761	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2500	213	6	40752,40754,40755,40757,40760,40761	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	213	7	40753,40754,40757,40758,40759,40761,40762	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1824	1000	1	40761	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2500	213	3	40754,40757,40761	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1824	1000	1	40761	531
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1824	213	1	40757	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	213	7	40754,40756,40757,40758,40759,40760,40761	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2500	1000	2	40754,40761	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2500	1491	1	40754	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1824	213	1	40757	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1824	213	3	40757,40759,40761	2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	40758	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	40752	1025

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
sedexmvt-00093	2500	1600	Paleoproterozoic		host rock age			143819	Dongshengmiao Mine, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Dongshengmiao	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00156	1824	1491	1824–1491					143819	Dongshengmiao Mine, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Dongshengmiao	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
DeepDive-Co-0029	237	213	237-213	Ar-Ar	age of late Permian and Early Triassic thrusting	muscovite	Muscovite	143816	Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China		Pi et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.06.003	OGR71_263	age of late Permian and Early Triassic thrusting
sedexmvt-00099	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic		host rock age			143816	Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Huogeqi	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00167	1824	1491	1824–1491					143816	Huogeqi Mine (Hegeqi Mine), Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Huogeqi	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
SCSD48_822_0001	1824	1800	1812 ± 12	Sm-Nd	host rock	whole rock		143822	Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Tanyaokou deposit	Rumin (2005)		SCSD48_822
sedexmvt-00109	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic		host rock age			143822	Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Tanyaokou	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00181	1824	1491	1824–1491					143822	Tanyaokou Fe-Cu-Zn Deposit, Urad Rear Banner (Wulate Houqi), Bayan Nur League (Bayannao'er Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China	Tanyaokou	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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