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Locality Name:
Abag Banner (Abaga Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China


mindat Locality ID: 243270
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243270.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Abag Banner (Abaga Co.), Xilin Gol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Azhahada Cu-(Bi) Deposit
Barun Au Deposit
Ganzhuershande Pb-Zn Deposit
Gaoerqi Pb-Zn Deposit
Hadate Tolgoi Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit (Hadatetaolegai Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit)
Morgeqin Ag-(Pb-Zn) Deposit (Moruogeqin Ag-(Pb-Zn) Deposit; Monuogechin Ag-(Pb-Zn) Deposit)

Latitude: 45°7'33"N
Longitude: 114°35'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.125833333333,114.59166666667

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S341070,41071,410722793
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)341070,41071,4107227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2341070,41071,4107227198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)341070,41071,410728173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21410709617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS441069,41070,41071,4107224243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41410705591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21410705674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2341070,41071,4107217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1410682349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2441068,41070,41071,4107239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2341070,41071,410723106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2341068,41070,4107161156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS441069,41070,41071,4107221482



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