Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), Mongolia

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

mindat Locality ID: 280357
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280357.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Erdenet, Orhon Aimag (Orkhon Aimag), Mongolia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Erdenet Mine (Erdenetiin Ovoo Mine)

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: 

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)2241.22201852065509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42402201852065516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62402201852061633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2402201852065707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS224022018520627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2402201852063531
Copper  (*)CopperCu2402201852063846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2402201852064165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3240220185206802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2402201852062970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O2240220185206144
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O240220185206345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22402201852069617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24022018520624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)241.52201852067437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2402201852066890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62402201852062228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42402201852065591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424022018520614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2241.222018520612537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2241.5239.61852065800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2241.522018520617380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)240220185206494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224022018520639462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2241.52201852065614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24022018520621482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13241.22201852061803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13241.22201852065317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O240220185206484


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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...