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Locality Name:
Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), Mongolia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 241.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 26155
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26155.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), Mongolia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°0'0"N
Longitude: 104°8'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49,104.13333333333
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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeFluorite
GypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoiseWurtzite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Delafossite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2241.222005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS424022005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)624022001633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S24022005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2240220027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O24022003531
Copper  (*)CopperCu24022003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS24022004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32402200802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O24022002970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O22402200144
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O2402200345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF224022009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS240220024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)241.522007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O24022006890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624022002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)424022005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4240220014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2241.2220012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2241.5239.605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241.5220017380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2402200494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2240220039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2241.522005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS240220021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13241.222001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13241.222005317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2402200484


4 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
Kristen002226241.2240240.6±0.6Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo26155Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), MongoliaErdenet Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00205241.5239.9240.7±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteCT-28  Molybdenite Mo26155Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), MongoliaErdenetWatanabe and Stein (2000)10.2113/gsecongeo.95.7.1537EG95_1537 
Mo-00206241.2239.6240.4±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteCT-50  Molybdenite Mo26155Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), MongoliaErdenetWatanabe and Stein (2000)10.2113/gsecongeo.95.7.1537EG95_1537 
PorphCu-00076240220240–220Ar-Ar     Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Ferrimolybdite, Fluorite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu26155Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine), Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), MongoliaErdenetSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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