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Ulaanbadrakh District, Dornogovi Province, Mongoliai
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Mindat Locality ID:
340706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340706:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Distretto di Ulaanbadrah, provincia del Dornogov', Mongolia
Russian:
Улаанбадрах, Дорноговь, Монголия
Simplified Chinese:
乌兰巴德拉赫, 东戈壁省, 蒙古国
Macedonian:
Уланбадрах, Дорногови, Монголија
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ulaanbadrakh, Dornogovi Séng, Bông-kó͘
Mongolian:
Улаанбадрах сум, Дорноговь, Монгол Улс
Ukrainian:
Улаанбадрах, Дорноговь, Монголія


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26 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Selenium
Formula: Se
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Phyllosilicate'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stilleite
Formula: ZnSe
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
'Xenotime'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stilleite2.CB.05aZnSe
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Xenotime'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Phyllosilicate'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O UraniniteUO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
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 OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn StilleiteZnSe
SeSelenium
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se Native SeleniumSe
Se StilleiteZnSe
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

Fossils

There are 14 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences85
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed269 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Javkhlant1086.3 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Baynshire61100.5 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Tsagan-Ula1268.8 - 265.1 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mollusca
phylum
Animalia : Mollusca100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lindholmemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermatemydidae : Lindholmemys100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lacertilia
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertilia86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithomimidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Ornithomimidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dromaeosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratopsia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsia86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zalambdalestidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Zalambdalestidae86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Uintatherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Uintatherium55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Microtitan
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : Microtitan55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Breviodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Lophialetidae : Breviodon55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria125 - 83.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Talarurus plicatospineus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae : Talarurus : Talarurus plicatospineus100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Iguanodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontia100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauroidea
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauroidea100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tetrapoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Tetrapoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enantiornithes
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Enantiornithes86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tracheophyta
phylum
Plantae : Tracheophyta100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Titanosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauria100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Deinonychosauria
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Deinonychosauria100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Tyrannosauroidea100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nanhsiungchelyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Nanhsiungchelyidae125 - 83.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Therizinosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Therizinosauroidea100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ovaloolithidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ovaloolithidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tsagantegia longicranialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae : Tsagantegia : Tsagantegia longicranialis100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Achillobator giganticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae : Achillobator : Achillobator giganticus100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Azhdarchidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Azhdarchidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lindholmemydidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Lindholmemydidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Yamaceratops dorngobiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Yamaceratops : Yamaceratops dorngobiensis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eudinoceras mongoliensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Eudinoceras : Eudinoceras mongoliensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Gobiatherium mirificum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Gobiatherium : Gobiatherium mirificum55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Albinykus baatar
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Albinykus : Albinykus baatar86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hinganella clara
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Eridotrypellidae : Hinganella : Hinganella clara268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Haya griva
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Thescelosauridae : Haya : Haya griva86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adocus planus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus : Adocus planus100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paragravemys erratica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Lindholmemydidae : Paragravemys : Paragravemys erratica100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kuhnemys orlovi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pantrionychidae : Kuhnemys : Kuhnemys orlovi100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionyx baynshirensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx baynshirensis100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tsagandelta dashzevegi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Deltatheridiidae : Tsagandelta : Tsagandelta dashzevegi100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Helaletes medius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Helaletes : Helaletes medius55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Teleolophus primarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Teleolophus : Teleolophus primarius55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Teleolophus rectus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Teleolophus : Teleolophus rectus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulaanbadrakh
Wikidata ID:Q3410077
GeoNames ID:6618764

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