Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

mindat Locality ID: 216727
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216727.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alxa Left Banner (Alashan Zuoqi), Alxa League (Alashan Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Jilantai
Qiandeman Fe-Cu Deposit
Tengger Desert (Tenggeli Desert; Tengger Shamo)
Wuzhu'ergashun Cu Deposit
Wuzhu'ergashun Fe-Cu Deposit

Latitude: 39°45'0"N
Longitude: 105°42'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.75,105.7

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.

Aphthitalite	Baryte	Blödite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cubanite	Gypsum	Marcasite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Wurtzite

Aphthitalite ()*	Baryte ()*	Blödite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hanksite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mirabilite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natron ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Trona ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uranopilite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aphthitalite Baryte Blödite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cubanite Gypsum Marcasite Mica
Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Wurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1	40644	77
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	40643	11547
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	1	40644	130
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	40643	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	40643	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	40643	802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	40643	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	40643	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂	1	40644	137
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	40643	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	40641,40642,40644	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	2	40642,40644	1398
Hanksite ()*	None	KNa₂₂(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl	1	40644	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	40643	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	40643	5674
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	2	40642,40644	223
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	40644	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	40643,40644	17380
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O	1	40644	51
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	40643	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	40643	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	40643	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	40643	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	40643	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	40643	21482
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	1	40644	129
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1	40641	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	1	40641	94

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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