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Locality Name:
Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 240

mindat Locality ID: 206353
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206353.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bulgut Pegmatite
Khaldzan Buragtag Massif
Mankhan Soum

Latitude: 47°32'35"N
Longitude: 91°39'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.543055555556,91.658611111111
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 As Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAstrophylliteBaryteBastnäsite
BenitoiteBerylBranneriteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCarminiteCatapleiiteCeriteChalcopyriteChevkinite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCrichtoniteElpiditeEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteFornaciteGadoliniteIlvaiteLöllingiteMalachiteMicaMilariteMixite
MolybdeniteMonaziteNeptuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePercleveitePhenakitePrehnite
PseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTetrahedriteThortveititeTitaniteTourmalineTriplite
VivianiteZircon

125 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)
Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite-(Nd)  (*)
Almeidaite  (*)Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Armstrongite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Barićite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bazirite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brannerite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Y)  (*)Calciocatapleiite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Elpidite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)
Gerenite-(Y)  (*)Gittinsite  (*)Gold  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Ilvaite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Lead  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mianningite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)
Neptunite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Percleveite-(Ce)  (*)Polylithionite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rossovskyite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Senaite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sulphur  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Thorite  (*)Tin  (*)Titanite  (*)
Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)Triplite  (*)Tuhualite  (*)Wilkinsonite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)Zinc  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)2245240285130,851373419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6245240685130,85131,85134,85135,85136,851371022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]245240485130,85131,85136,85137133
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)639024018513043
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6390240185130141
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O39024018513090
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)245240585129,85130,85131,85137,851398803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)245240385134,85136,85137706
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39024018513025
Allanite-(Nd)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaNd(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)245240385130,85135,851375
Almeidaite  (*)CrichtonitePbZn2(Mn,Y)(Ti,Fe3+)18O36(OH,O)23902401851307
Aluminocerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce6Ca3)   Al(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)32452401851378
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2245240285130,851372162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3902401851302734
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2185139356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2245240585130,85131,85135,85136,85137295
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O539024018513039
Armstrongite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaZr(Si6O15)·2H2O2452401851315
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs390240185130379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS245240285130,851379052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F185139161
Barićite  (*)Vivianite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O3902401851307
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)245240285130,8513711547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F245240285130,85137304
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)245240385130,85136,85137255
Bazirite  (*)BenitoiteBaZrSi3O939024018513011
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2245240185131606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181851294286
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6245240285130,85137248
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)245240285130,85137115
Britholite-(Y)  (*)Apatite(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)24524018513728
Calciocatapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteCaZrSi3O9·2H2O245240285130,851318
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)245240485130,85131,85136,8513727770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2390240185130178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23902401851305171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO239024018513094
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3245240285130,8513747
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3902401851304979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O390240185130197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2245240285130,8513727198
Chernovite-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(AsO4)39024018513046
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2245240285136,8513789
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8245240385130,85136,851371756
Fergusonite-(Y)-β  (*)NoneYNbO4245240285134,8513517
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O390240185130566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6245240285130,85137518
Copper  (*)CopperCu245240285130,851373846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4390240185130175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16390240185130227
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6245240285130,851374135
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O245240285130,8513150
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)245240485130,85131,85136,851378173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)245240285134,85137371
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O24524018513716
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4245240585130,85134,85135,85136,85137196
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)245240385134,85135,8513728
Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22F23902401851303
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2245240285130,8513738
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6245240385130,85136,8513783
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F245240285130,851372740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2245240785130,85131,85132,85134,85135,85137,851399617
Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)None(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F39024018513010
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2245240385130,85136,85137163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS245240285130,8513724243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S245240385130,85136,8513760
Gerenite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca,Na,   )2Y3Si6O18·2H2O3902401851302
Gittinsite  (*)ThortveititeCaZrSi2O7245240285130,8513111
Gold  (*)CopperAu245240285130,8513730554
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6245240285130,85137741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3245240585130,85131,85132,85137,8513914640
Hingganite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteBeCe(SiO4)(OH)245240485134,85135,85136,8513713
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)245240385135,85136,8513755
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH245240285130,85137367
Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)(OH)245240285136,8513716
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3245240485130,85131,85137,851395433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)245240485130,85134,85136,85137197
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2390240185130179
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O245240485130,85134,85135,8513799
Lead  (*)CopperPb390240185130192
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2390240185130762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)245240285130,851371487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4245240385131,85134,8513714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2245240285130,8513712537
Mianningite  (*)Crichtonite(   ,Pb,Ce,Na)(U4+,Mn,U6+)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O383902401851305
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)245240785129,85130,85131,85132,85135,85136,851374924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O245240285130,85137156
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2245240285130,851375800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)245240285130,85137945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245240285129,8513717380
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)1139024018513034
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O2424524018513149
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O390240185130471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)245240385130,85135,851372349
Percleveite-(Ce)  (*)PercleveiteCe2Si2O72452401851352
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2245240385130,85131,8513789
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2245240285130,851371898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2245240485129,85130,85136,8513739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8245240285130,851379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245240885129,85130,85131,85134,85135,85136,85137,8513961156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2245240385130,85131,85137375
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F324524018513715
Rossovskyite  (*)ColumbiteFe3+NbO41851291
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2245240285130,851375614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1851292705
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38245240285130,8513128
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS245240285130,8513721482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33902401851303418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O245240385130,85136,85137456
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3902401851302045
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F245240285130,85137232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F39024018513055
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13245240285130,851371803
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)245240485130,85132,85136,851371006
Tin  (*)NoneSn39024018513063
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O245240385130,85135,851374899
Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)FornaciteCe2Al(SiO4)2(OH)24524018513723
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F185129233
Tuhualite  (*)NoneNaFe2+Fe3+Si6O153902401851306
Wilkinsonite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+8Fe3+4]O4[Si12O36]2452401851373
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4390240185130303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4245240285130,851371655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)245240385130,85136,85137939
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2Si2O739024018513025
Zinc  (*)NoneZn39024018513052
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)245240885129,85130,85131,85134,85135,85136,85137,851395251


2 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
Cr-00058245240240K, He lepidolite, serizitolite   SenaiteCr26157Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongolia Gastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
ree-00457390380Devonian-- 380-390 Ma        26157Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), MongoliaKhaldzan-BuregteyOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060857Tat'yana Pegmatite, Mount Ulyn Khuren, Khaldzan Buragtag Massif, Altai Mts, Hovd Aimag (Khovd Aimag), Mongoliahttps://rruff.info/R060857

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