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Tumurtiin Ovoo Zn deposit (Tomortiin Ovoo; Tumurtijn-ovoo), Baruun-Urt District, Sühbaatar Province, Mongoliai
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Tumurtiin Ovoo Zn deposit (Tomortiin Ovoo; Tumurtijn-ovoo)Deposit
Baruun-Urt DistrictDistrict
Sühbaatar ProvinceProvince
MongoliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 46' 59'' North , 113° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.78333,113.50000
GRN:
N32E56
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Baruun-Urt15,805 (2015)20.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
44893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44893:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Skarn-type zinc deposit, occurring in the contact zone between a biotite granite and Devonian marble.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Bustamite
Formula: CaMn2+(Si2O6)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘJacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘBustamite9.DG.05CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Mnⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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References

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
Gottesmann, Wolfram, Gottesmann, Bärbel, Seifert, Wolfgang (2009) Sphalerite composition and ore genesis at the Tumurtijn-ovoo Fe-Mn-Zn skarn deposit, Mongolia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185 (3) 249-280 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2009/0123
Gottesmann, Wolfram; Kampe, Aribert (2013) The Tumurtijn-ovoo Fe-Mn-Zn skarn deposit, Mongolia: Sedimentary features, distribution of main minerals and the whole-rock chemical composition. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 191 (1). 1-32 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2013/0243
Gottesmann, Wolfram; Gottesmann, Bärbel; Seifert, Wolfgang; Unger, Hans (2015) The jacobsite-magnetite series at the Tumurtijn-ovoo Fe-Mn-Zn skarn deposit, Mongolia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 192 (3). 289-306 doi:10.1127/njma/2015/0286
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