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Calcite from
Tsogttsetsii area, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsogttsetsii area, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1442334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1442334:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘOyu Tolgoi mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field), Erdenetsogt, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘKharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘZesen Uul prospect, Kharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
75.9km (47.1 miles) ⓘTsagan Sudal prospect, Kharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘAltai Tolgoi prospect, Kharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘBurgit prospect, Ovoot Hyar, Kharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘHartsaga prospect, Ovoot Hyar, Kharmagtai Cu deposit, Öldzeyte Suma, Tsogttsetsii District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
99.3km (61.7 miles) ⓘKhan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
References
Davaasuren, O. E., Lee, B. H., Kim, I. J., Ryoo, C. R., & Heo, C. H. (2016). Characteristics of the Copper Mineralization in Tsogttsetsii Area, Mongolia. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea, 29(1), 23-34.
Kim, I. J., Lee, J. H., Ryoo, C. R., Lee, B. H., Jin, K. M., Davaasuren, O. E., ... & Nam, H. T. (2017). A Preliminary Survey Result of Cu Occurrence in Tsogttsetsii Area, Mongolia. Economic and Environmental Geology, 50(4), 313-324.
 
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