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Locality Name:
Baluntai, Hejing Co. (Xejing Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 229516
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229516.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baluntai, Hejing Co. (Xejing Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Airikenqiken Cu-Mo Deposit
Motuosala Mine (Motuosarla Mine; Motuoshala Mine)
Taxiu Mine

Latitude: 42°51'49"N
Longitude: 86°17'39"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.863611111111,86.294166666667
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinel

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Galena  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Siderite  (*)
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)21440703419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1440701588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244070,4407111547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)144070483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14407027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214406927198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1440718173
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)214407086
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14407024243
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4144070350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3244070,4407114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4244070,4407114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214406912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21440695800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1440701508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214406917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2344069,44070,4407139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21440703106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2344069,44070,4407161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1440701711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)144070969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1440706417


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