Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ejin Banner (Ejina Co.), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

mindat Locality ID: 189133
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189133.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ejin Banner (Ejina Co.), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Dongqiyishan Polymetallic Ore Field
Dulongbao Mo Deposit
Elegen-Wulanwula Mo-(Cu) Deposit (Eleigen-Wulanwula Mo-(Cu) Deposit)
Fe Deposit No. 681
Hanshan Fe Deposit
Hanshannan Fe Deposit (Hanshan South Fe Deposit)
Heiyingshan Mine
Jiaochagou Au Deposit
Laodonggou Mine
Liushashan Mo-Au Deposit
Pantuoshan-Yingzuihongshan Tungsten Belt
Qiyishan W-Sn-Rb Deposit
Suosuojing Ag-Pb Deposit
Suosuojing Fe Deposit
Xiaohulishan Mo Deposit
Zhusileng

Latitude: 41°46'35"N
Longitude: 99°46'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.776388888889,99.779722222222

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	Adelite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite
Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Zircon

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite
Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Zircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Austinite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferro-edenite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	40668,40676	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	40666,40669,40677	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	40668	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	7	40658,40659,40662,40669,40678,40680,40681	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	40670	1310
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	40668	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	40668,40674,40676,40681	9052
Austinite ()*	Adelite	CaZn(AsO₄)(OH)	1	40668	71
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	40658,40680	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	40668	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	40668	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	40658,40678	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	40676	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1	40676	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	40659,40668,40681	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	40658,40675	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	40676	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	40676,40681	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	40662,40664,40666,40668,40676,40677,40678,40680,40681	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	40668	1382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	40676	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	40680,40681	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	40676	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	40666,40677	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	40668	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	40666,40669,40671,40678,40680,40681	8173
Ferro-edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	40669	57
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	40666	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	40659,40668,40678	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	40664,40668,40676,40678,40681	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	40666,40668	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	40666,40668,40669	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	8	40658,40660,40663,40664,40665,40666,40677,40678	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	40666	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	40659,40668,40680,40681	5591
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	40666	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	8	40663,40664,40665,40666,40668,40676,40677,40678	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	40662,40680,40681	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	40668	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	6	40658,40661,40662,40669,40675,40678	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	10	40659,40660,40662,40664,40666,40668,40674,40678,40680,40681	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	40668	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	40669,40678	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	40662,40666,40668,40671,40674,40676,40677,40678,40680,40681	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	40681	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	40659,40662,40663,40664,40665,40666,40668,40669,40672,40674,40675,40676,40678,40680,40681	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5	40658,40669,40672,40674,40675	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	40668	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	40660	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	40668	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	40664,40668,40676,40678,40681	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	40668	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	40676	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	40676	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	40680	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	40676,40678	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	40668	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	2	40659,40678	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	40659	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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