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Locality Name:
Motuosala Mine (Motuosarla Mine; Motuoshala Mine), Baluntai, Hejing Co. (Xejing Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 157589
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157589.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Motuosala Mine (Motuosarla Mine; Motuoshala Mine), Baluntai, Hejing Co. (Xejing Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°48'39"N
Longitude: 86°20'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.810833333333,86.338611111111
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 Ba C Ca Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteBrauniteCalciteClayCorundumNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Ferrihydrite  (*)Galena  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)2086
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417


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