Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 189073
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189073.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Aerhada Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit (Arehada Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit; Arhada Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit)
Ajile Au-polymetallic Deposit
Aoyoute Cu Deposit
Chaobuleng Mine (Zhaobuleng Mine)
Diyanqinamu Ore Field
Dong Ujimqin Qi Meteorite
Erjichuoer Salt Lake
Habategai Ag Deposit
Highland 1017 Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Huanaote Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit
Jilinbaolige Ag-Au Deposit
Qoblum Fe-Zn Deposit
Rongguan Mine
Shamai Mine
Ulan Tolgoi Cu Deposit (Wulantaoleigai Cu Deposit; Wulantaolegai Cu Deposit)
Xiaobaliang Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 45°58'21"N
Longitude: 117°55'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.9725,117.92

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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
CeriteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumIronKaoliniteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTopaz
TridymiteVesuvianiteWollastonite

73 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mirabilite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stanfieldite  (*)Stannite  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Xilingolite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1410842793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201661410873419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20166641085,41087,41090,41091,41098,411018803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3201661410872353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6141096966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)320166241087,411001534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)241084,410852734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21410843092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1410931036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20166441084,41087,41098,411019052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)220166541086,41087,41101,41102,411035509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi201661410871966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S320166241087,410991935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420166441085,41087,41101,411035516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)201661041084,41085,41086,41087,41092,41097,41098,41100,41102,4110327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1410984979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S20166541084,41086,41087,41102,411035707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201661041084,41085,41086,41087,41090,41096,41099,41101,41102,4110327198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181410931008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS341086,41098,411024165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O241086,411032970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S201661410871027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O620166441087,41089,41091,410924135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21410849895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20166641084,41087,41090,41091,41096,410988173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220166641084,41085,41087,41092,41098,411019617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201661141084,41085,41086,41087,41089,41090,41096,41097,41098,41101,4110324243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S420166141087192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1410997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166341087,41098,4110330554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201661410871544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O241094,411006890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1410941398
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S20166141087237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320166741087,41092,41098,41099,41100,41101,4110314640
Iron  (*)IronFe1410931089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6341084,41086,411032228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420166641084,41085,41087,41096,41097,410985591
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O420166141087229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420166541087,41090,41091,41092,4109914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220166641086,41087,41098,41101,41102,4110312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220166441084,41087,41096,411035674
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7141093230
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1411014924
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O141094223
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220166441086,41087,41090,411015800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201661041084,41085,41086,41087,41090,41096,41097,41098,41101,4110217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6141098254
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8201661410871512
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)141090494
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31410841425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201661441084,41085,41086,41087,41089,41090,41091,41096,41097,41098,41099,41101,41102,4110339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2241084,410853106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820166341084,41087,410999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201661441084,41085,41086,41087,41089,41090,41092,41096,41097,41098,41100,41101,41102,4110361156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)20166141087969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)20166241087,411014894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1410856417
Silver  (*)CopperAg341084,41097,410985186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201661541084,41085,41086,41087,41089,41090,41091,41092,41096,41097,41098,41099,41101,41102,4110321482
Stanfieldite  (*)NoneCa4Mg5(PO4)614109314
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4141084668
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)141093703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21410843337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1411031101
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21411011476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)220166341087,41089,410902562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2141093458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1410931044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10201661410871395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3201661410871247
Xilingolite  (*)LillianitePb3Bi2S6201661410877
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201661410871025



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
Chen2007tbl01-5920166Jurassic–Cretaceous      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 722Chaobuleng Mine (Zhaobuleng Mine), East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaChaobuleng, Dongwuqi, Inner MongolChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...