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Locality Name:
Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.), Tongliao League (Tongliao Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 216739
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216739.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.), Tongliao League (Tongliao Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Baerzhe Complex
Hadeyingzi Cu-Ag Deposit
Hanshanlinchang Cu-Ag-Sn Deposit
Xiangshan Cu-Pb-Zn Deposit
Xing'an Deposit (Hinggan Deposit)

Latitude: 45°18'39"N
Longitude: 120°29'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.310833333333,120.4875

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 Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteGadoliniteNickelineNoneParisitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61271271408871022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6127127140887286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20166440886,40887,40888,408928803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181271271408874286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41408905516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12712714088727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21408905171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2240890,4089127198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6127127140887518
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6127127140887414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2127127240887,408909617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2127127140887163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS127127340886,40890,4089124243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S12712714088760
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1271271408867437
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S127127140887237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312712714088714640
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)20166240887,4089255
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31271271408875433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412712714088714899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1271271408874924
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2127127140887112
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6127127140887121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214089039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2140890771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81271271408869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220166440887,40888,40890,4089261156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)220166240887,40892375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21271271408875614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS127127340886,40890,4089121482
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)127127240886,408871006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)20166240887,408925251



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
ree-00257127127127 Ma        143934Baerzhe Complex, Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.), Tongliao League (Tongliao Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBaerzheOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
ree-0033320166Jurassic-Cretaceous        157957Xing'an Deposit (Hinggan Deposit), Jarud Banner (Zalute Co.), Tongliao League (Tongliao Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaXing'anOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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