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Aegirine from
Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Aegirine
Formula:NaFe3+Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Armstrongite14
Elpidite9
- var Calcium-bearing Elpidite8
Quartz4
Hydroastrophyllite4
Orthoclase3
Leucoxene2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aegirine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:212111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:212111:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Aegirine in this Region
Dorozhnyi pegmatite, Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Nearest other occurrences of Aegirine
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘLugeengol REE deposit, Khatanbulag District, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia
References
N.V. Vladykin data
Vladykin, N.V. (ed.) Deep-Seated Magmatism, its Sources and Plumes. Proceedings of the VI International Workshop, Irkutsk. Glazkovskaya Printing House, Irkutsk, Russia, 17-45.
Kovalenko, V. I., Yarmoluyk, V. V. et al. 2006. Geology and age of Khan-Bogdinsky massif of alkaline granitoids in southern Mongolia.
Gerel, O., Oyungerel, S., & Minjin, C., 2005. Intrusive Magmatism of South Mongolia.
Amar-Amgalan, S., Gerel, O., Shigeru, I. & Garamjav, D. 2003. Preliminary results on petrological and geochemical study of the Khanbogd alkaline granite complex, South Mongolia. Mongolian Geoscientist, 21, 53-56.
Seltmann, R., Gerel, O., & Kirwin, D. Geodynamics and Metallogeny of Mongolia with a special emphasis on copper and gold deposits. IAGOD guidebook series, 11. CERCAMS/Natural History Museum, London, 131-148.
Kovalenko, V. I., Yarmoluyk, V. V., Sal’nikova, E. B., Kozlovsky, A. M., Kotov, A. B., Kovach, V. P., ... & Ponomarchuk, V. A. (2006). Geology, geochronology, and geodynamics of the Khan Bogd alkali granite pluton in southern Mongolia. Geotectonics, 40(6), 450-466.
J Kynický, C Xu, J Mašek, O Jaroš, H Káňová (2009) Arfvedsonite pegmatites of Khan Bogd massif, Mongolia: Zr mineralization. pp222-224 in Czech
Kynicky, J., Chakhmouradian, A. R., Xu, C., Krmicek, L., Galiova, M. (2011) Distribution and evolution of zirconium mineralization in peralkaline granites and associated pegmatites of the Khan Bogd complex, southern Mongolia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4). 947-965 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.947
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2022) Occurrences of Niobium and Tantalum Mineralization in Mongolia. Minerals, 12 (12). 1529 doi:10.3390/min12121529
Dostal, Jaroslav; Gerel, Ochir (2023) Rare Earth Element Deposits in Mongolia. Minerals, 13 (1). 129 doi:10.3390/min13010129
 
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