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Microcline from
Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz8
Arfvedsonite7
Elpidite2
- var Calcium-bearing Elpidite1
Neptunite1
Synchysite-(Ce)1
Polylithionite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:467714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:467714:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Microcline in this Region
Dorozhnyi pegmatite, Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘLugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
References
N.V. Vladykin data
Vladykin, N.V. (ed.) Deep-Seated Magmatism, its Sources and Plumes. Proceedings of the VI International Workshop, Irkutsk. Glazkovskaya Printing House, Irkutsk, Russia, 17-45.
Kovalenko, V. I., Yarmoluyk, V. V. et al. 2006. Geology and age of Khan-Bogdinsky massif of alkaline granitoids in southern Mongolia.
Gerel, O., Oyungerel, S., & Minjin, C., 2005. Intrusive Magmatism of South Mongolia.
Amar-Amgalan, S., Gerel, O., Shigeru, I. & Garamjav, D. 2003. Preliminary results on petrological and geochemical study of the Khanbogd alkaline granite complex, South Mongolia. Mongolian Geoscientist, 21, 53-56.
Seltmann, R., Gerel, O., & Kirwin, D. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a special emphasis on copper and gold deposits. IAGOD guidebook series, 11. CERCAMS/Natural History Museum, London, 131-148.
Kovalenko, V. I., Yarmoluyk, V. V., Sal’nikova, E. B., Kozlovsky, A. M., Kotov, A. B., Kovach, V. P., ... & Ponomarchuk, V. A. (2006). Geology, geochronology, and geodynamics of the Khan Bogd alkali granite pluton in southern Mongolia. Geotectonics, 40(6), 450-466.
J Kynický, C Xu, J Mašek, O Jaroš, H Káňová (2009) Arfvedsonite pegmatites of Khan Bogd massif, Mongolia: Zr mineralization. pp222-224 in Czech
Kynicky, J., Chakhmouradian, A. R., Xu, C., Krmicek, L., Galiova, M. (2011) Distribution and evolution of zirconium mineralization in peralkaline granites and associated pegmatites of the Khan Bogd complex, southern Mongolia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4). 947-965 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.947
 
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