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Locality Name:
Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 371.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 219

mindat Locality ID: 205759
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205759.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel)
Tsagaan Suvarga Ore Field (Tsagaan Suvarguin Ore Field; Tsagan Suburga Ore Field)

Latitude: 42°57'15"N
Longitude: 108°33'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.954166666667,108.56277777778
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteBurbankiteCalcite
CancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteElpiditeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupParisitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelTetrahedriteTitaniteTridymiteZircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annite  (*)Armstrongite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bornite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioburbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferro-pargasite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)371.2369.61850908803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)267.3219185089706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O267.321918508992
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)371.8368.91850901588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2267.32191850893092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2267.3219185089356
Armstrongite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaZr(Si6O15)·2H2O267.32191850895
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2371.2369.61850925509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)371.8219285089,8509011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F267.3219185089304
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4371.2369.6285091,850925516
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5267.321918508952
Calcioburbankite  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)3(CO3)5267.32191850894
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)371.2219285089,8509227770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O267.3219185089232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2267.32191850895171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)267.32191850891252
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2267.321918508994
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S371.2369.6285091,850925707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2371.2219385089,85091,8509227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O371.2369.61850903531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS371.2369.61850902600
Copper  (*)CopperCu371.2369.61850903846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS371.2369.61850924165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O371.2369.61850902970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4371.2369.6185092651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6267.32191850894135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2267.32191850899895
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O267.321918508950
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)371.2369.61850908173
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2267.321918508954
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F267.32191850892740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2371.2219285089,850909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS371.2219385089,85091,8509224243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O371.8368.91850906890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6267.3219185089741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3371.2219285089,8509214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te371.2369.6185092804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4371.2219285089,850925591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4371.2219285089,8509214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2371.2369.618509212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2371.2369.61850905674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)267.32191850894924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2371.8219385089,85091,850925800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2371.8219385089,85091,8509217380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)267.3219185089884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2267.3219185089112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2267.32191850892273
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)371.8368.9185090494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2371.2219385089,85091,8509239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8371.8368.9285091,850929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2371.8219385089,85091,8509261156
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3267.321918508915
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2267.32191850895614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)371.2369.61850926417
Silver  (*)CopperAg371.2369.61850925186
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl267.3219185089444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS371.2219385089,85091,8509221482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)267.3219185089589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F267.3219185089232
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13371.2369.61850921803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO371.2369.61850901101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13371.2369.61850925317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2267.3219185089236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O267.32191850894899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)267.3219185089939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)267.32191850895251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000798MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m thick and 1 km long and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, nepheline monzogabbro, ijolite and phonolite.
Jen_0000799MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m thick and 1 km long and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, nepheline monzogabbro, ijolite and phonolite.


7 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
Jen_0000798225.4219222.2±3.2Rb-Sr whole rock     44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLuugin golWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000799267.3222.5244.9±22.4Rb-Sr whole rock     44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLuugin golWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00453247237Middle Triassic-- 230 Ma        44889Lugeengol REE Deposit (Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaLugin GolOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Mo-00416371.3368.9370.1±1.2Re-Os molybdeniteCT-29  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205758Tsagaan Suvarga Ore Field (Tsagaan Suvarguin Ore Field; Tsagan Suburga Ore Field), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaTsagaan SuvargaWatanabe and Stein (2000)10.2113/gsecongeo.95.7.1537EG95_1537 
Mo-00417371.8369.4370.6±1.2Re-Os molybdeniteCT-51  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205758Tsagaan Suvarga Ore Field (Tsagaan Suvarguin Ore Field; Tsagan Suburga Ore Field), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaTsagaan SuvargaWatanabe and Stein (2000)10.2113/gsecongeo.95.7.1537EG95_1537 
Kristen002227371.2369.6370.4±0.8Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo230046Tsagaan Suvarga Cu-Mo Deposit, Tsagaan Suvarga Ore Field (Tsagaan Suvarguin Ore Field; Tsagan Suburga Ore Field), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaTsagaan-Suvarga Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
PorphCu-00266371.2369.6370.4±0.8Re-Os     Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cinnabar, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu230046Tsagaan Suvarga Cu-Mo Deposit, Tsagaan Suvarga Ore Field (Tsagaan Suvarguin Ore Field; Tsagan Suburga Ore Field), Hövsgöl, Dornogovi Aimag, MongoliaTsagaan-SuvargaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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