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Locality Name:
Erenhot Co. (Erlianhaote Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 195049
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195049.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Erenhot Co. (Erlianhaote Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Benbatai Au Deposit
Dalaiaobao Mo-Cu Deposit
Henmaiwenduer Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit
Hujiete Cu Deposit
Naomugen U Deposit (U Deposit No. 110)
Nuheting U Deposit
Subeng U Deposit (U Deposit No. 861)
U Deposit No. 2082
Wenduermiao Fe Deposit
Wurinitu W-Mo Deposit

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumLawsoniteMarcasiteMicaNonePumpellyitePyriteQuartz
RhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Deerite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Erlianite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Minnesotaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tristramite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21411133419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)241113,411148803
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)141113483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)241110,4111327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214111327198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1411131025
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O141110566
Deerite  (*)NoneFe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)514111427
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21411109895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1411138173
Erlianite  (*)NoneFe2+4Fe3+2Si6O15(OH)81411141
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14111324243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2241113,41114286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1411107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu14110530554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1411106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3241113,4111414640
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O141113121
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414111414899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21411125674
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)214111461
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241110,4111417380
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O141113106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2541109,41110,41111,41112,4111339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21411133106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2341110,41113,4111461156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1411146417
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O241113,41114456
Tristramite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,U4+,Fe3+)(PO4,SO4)·2H2O1411127
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2341109,41110,411112718



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