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Locality Name:
Bainaimiao Cu-Au Ore Field, Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 400

mindat Locality ID: 232470
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232470.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bainaimiao Cu-Au Ore Field, Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bainaimiao Au Deposit
Bainaimiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit (Bainamiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit)
Gunawusu Cu Deposit
Xuniwusu Au Deposit

Latitude: 42°15'0"N
Longitude: 112°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.25,112.5
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFeldsparGypsumMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)24614001409243419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4614001409248803
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4461400240923,409245516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)461400240923,4092427770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4614001409245707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2461400240923,4092427198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4614001409248173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS46140014092424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu461400240923,4092430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4614001409246890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O446140014092414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)246140014092412537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24614001409245800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2461400240923,4092417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2461400240923,4092439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21409233106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84614001409249056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2461400240923,4092461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4614001409244894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1409235186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS46140014092421482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1409235251


1 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
PorphCu-00184461400459±2 – 440±40      Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Molybdenite, PyriteCu142695Bainaimiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit (Bainamiao Cu-Mo-Au Deposit), Bainaimiao Cu-Au Ore Field, Siziwang Banner (Siziwang Co.), Ulaan Chab League (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaBainamiaoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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