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Locality Name:
Diyanqinamu Ore Field, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 225455
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225455.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diyanqinamu Ore Field, East Ujimqin Banner (Dongwuzhumuqin Co.; Dongwu Qi), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Dasaituo Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit
Diyanqinamu Mo-Ag Deposit
Manteaobao Zn Deposit
Qagan Obo Fe-Zn Deposit (Chaganaobao Fe-Zn Deposit)

Latitude: 46°0'45"N
Longitude: 118°13'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.0125,118.21666666667

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)241090,410918803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14109227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214109027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6341089,41091,410924135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)241090,410918173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21410929617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS241089,4109024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314109214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4341090,41091,4109214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21410905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214109017380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)141090494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2341089,41090,4109139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2341089,41090,4109261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS441089,41090,41091,4109221482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2241089,410902562



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