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Locality Name:
Ar Horqin Banner (Aluke'erqin Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 216733
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216733.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ar Horqin Banner (Aluke'erqin Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Aobaotu Pb-Zn Deposit
Aolunhua Mo-Cu Deposit
Banlashan Mo Deposit
Haolibao Mine
Lamahanshan Ag-polymetallic Deposit
Laojiagou Mo Deposit

Latitude: 44°14'1"N
Longitude: 120°12'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.233611111111,120.20027777778

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
IronKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)340957,40959,409608803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1409592734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS340955,40957,409589052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41409555516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)440955,40956,40957,4096027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2640955,40956,40957,40958,40959,4096027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)440955,40956,40957,409608173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2540955,40956,40957,40959,409609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS540955,40956,40957,40959,4096024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3240957,4095914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31409575433
Iron  (*)IronFe1409571089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4440955,40956,40957,409595591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414095714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2240955,4095612537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2440956,40957,40958,409605800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3140956140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2540955,40956,40957,40959,4096017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1409602349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2540955,40956,40957,40958,4096039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8240956,409589056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2540955,40956,40957,40959,4096061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS540955,40956,40957,40959,4096021482



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