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Albite from
Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elpidite6
- var Calcium-bearing Elpidite6
Aegirine5
Microcline4
Quartz4
Unnamed (HBU UK-4)3
Fluorite3
Arfvedsonite3
Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite2
Pyrochlore Group1
- var Ceriopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:142806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:142806:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Albite in this Region
Khalzan Buregte Zr–Nb–REE deposit (Khalzan Buregtei deposit), Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia
Tsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit, Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘKhalzan Buregte Zr–Nb–REE deposit (Khalzan Buregtei deposit), Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘTsakhirin Khuduk Y-Zr-Nb deposit, Khaldzan Buragtag massif, Myangad District, Khovd Province, Mongolia
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘShar Tolgoi, Zavkhan District, Uvs Province, Mongolia
References
Kempe, U., Götze, J., Dandar, S., Habermann, D. (1999) Magmatic and metasomatic processes during formation of the Nb-Zr-REE deposits Khaldzan Buregte and Tsakhir (Mongolian Altai): Indications from a combined CL-SEM Study. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (2) 165-177 doi:10.1180/002646199548402
Andreeva, I. A. (2016) Genesis and mechanisms of formation of rare-metal peralkaline granites of the Khaldzan Buregtey massif, Mongolia: Evidence from melt inclusions. Petrology, 24 (5) 462-476 doi:10.1134/s0869591116050027
Sarangua, N. (2019) Rare Metal Mineralization of the Khaldzan Burgedei Peralkaline Complex, Western Mongolia. PhD Thesis, Akita University, 236 pp.
Breiter, Karel, Kynický, Jindřich, Korbelová, Zuzana (2024) Chemical and Textural Peculiarities of Zircon from Peralkaline Granites and Quartz-Bearing Syenites. Minerals, 14 (2) doi:10.3390/min14020187
 
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