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Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongoliai
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Fluorite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Fluorite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Fluorite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
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Pyrite, etc.

Lugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 57' 15'' North , 108° 33' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.95417,108.56333
GRN:
N29E58
Type:
Complex
Age:
222.2 ± 3.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Late/Upper Triassic
Dating method:
whole-rock mineral isochron
Reference for age:
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Mindat Locality ID:
44889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44889:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lugin Gol; Lugiin Gol; Lugin Gel; Luugiin Gol


Nepheline syenite/carbonatite intrusions with large amounts of REE.

Complex intrudes late Permian black shales and is roughly circular in outline with a diameter of 3.5km. The shales are hornfelsed in a zone that is generally 300-600m wide, but extends to 1.3km in the west. The complex consists of a central stock of nepheline-bearing syenites with small areas of alkaline gabbroic rocks, together with a radial swarm of dikes that cut the complex and extend into country rocks. A N-S-trending granite dike c. 20m wide bisects the intrusion.

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49 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Armstrongite
Formula: CaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) analytical data.
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2023) Rare Earth Element Deposits in Mongolia. Minerals, 13 (1). 129 doi:10.3390/min13010129
ⓘ Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘ Calcioburbankite
Formula: Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4+O2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
References:
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
ⓘ Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Elpidite
Formula: Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Ferro-pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
References:
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Iron-bearing pargasite'
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
References:
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2023) Rare Earth Element Deposits in Mongolia. Minerals, 13 (1). 129 doi:10.3390/min13010129
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
References:
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
International Business Publications, USA (2007) Mongolia Mineral and Mining Sector Investment & Business Guide
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
Kynicky, J., et al., (2018) The role of carbonate-fluoride melt immiscibility in shallow REE deposit evolution, Geoscience Frontiers.
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2023) Rare Earth Element Deposits in Mongolia. Minerals, 13 (1). 129 doi:10.3390/min13010129
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist. sv. 9, č. 27, s. 52-55.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2023) Rare Earth Element Deposits in Mongolia. Minerals, 13 (1). 129 doi:10.3390/min13010129
ⓘ 'Pseudoleucite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)
Formula: Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
ⓘ 'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
ⓘCerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05Ce4+O2
ⓘThorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
ⓘBurbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ⓘCalcioburbankite5.AC.30Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
ⓘBastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
ⓘParisite-(Ce)5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
ⓘRöntgenite-(Ce)5.BD.20dCa2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
ⓘAncylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘAllanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘDiopside
var. Salite		9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘFerro-pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘElpidite9.DG.65Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
ⓘArmstrongite9.EA.35CaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAnnite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘCancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Iron-bearing pargasite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Pseudoleucite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Hⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Cⓘ CalcioburbankiteNa3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Cⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Oⓘ CalcioburbankiteNa3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ ThorianiteThO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Naⓘ CalcioburbankiteNa3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Naⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Naⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
Caⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Caⓘ CalcioburbankiteNa3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Srⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Srⓘ CalcioburbankiteNa3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ArmstrongiteCaZr[Si6O15] · 3H2O
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Ceⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Ceⓘ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ceⓘ Röntgenite-(Ce)Ca2(Ce,La)3(CO3)5F3
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThorianiteThO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Triassic : 250 ± 10 Ma to 244.9 ± 22.4 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Triassic
   Middle Triassic
ⓘ Nepheline-syenite244.9 ± 22.4 Ma
   Early/Lower Triassic
ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup250 ± 10 Ma
ⓘ Biotite250 ± 10 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate

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References

Pervov, V. A., Kononova, V. A., & Arakelyants, M. M. (1980). The age of some alkaline massifs of the Gobi desert. Izv. An. SSSR Geol. Ser, 5, 24-32.
Kononova, V. A., Pervov, V.A., Kovalenko, V.I. & Laputina, I.P. (1982). Pseudoleucite syenites and problems of their consanguinity (as in the Lugingol Massif, Mongolia). International Geology Review, 24(3), 330-344.
Kynický, J. & Samec, P. (2005): Hydrothermally-metasomatic and exsolution-like mineralization of the carbonatites from selected localities at Gobi. Mongolian Geoscientist 27(9), 52-55.
Munkhtsengel, B., & IIZUMI, S. (2005). Petrology and geochemistry of the Lugiin Gol nepheline syenite complex, South Mongolia. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a Special Emphasis on Copper and Gold Deposits. IAGOD Guidebook Series, 11, 203-214.
Berger, Vladimir I.; Singer, Donald A.; Orris, Greta J. (2009) Carbonatites of the World, Explored Deposits of Nb and REE—Database and Grade and Tonnage Models . Open-File Report 2009-1139. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091139
Vladykin, N. V. (2013). Petrology and composition of rare-metal alkaline rocks in the South Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 54(4), 416-435.
Kynicky, J., et al., (2018) The role of carbonate-fluoride melt immiscibility in shallow REE deposit evolution, Geoscience Frontiers.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.169
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