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Nyaung-U District, Mandalay Region, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Nyaung-U DistrictDistrict
Mandalay RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pagan300 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
127404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127404:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burma
Other Languages:
German:
Nyaung U, Mandalay-Region, Myanmar
Simplified Chinese:
良烏縣, 曼德勒省, 缅甸
Burmese:
ညောင်ဦးခရိုင်, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Cebuano:
Nyaung-U District, Mandalay Region
Japanese:
ニャウンウー県, マンダレー地方域, ミャンマー
Swedish:
Nyaung-U District, Mandalayregionen, Burma


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Mineral List

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IronFe
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences51
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Singu4828.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Sitsayan333.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calliostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Calliostoma28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cassis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Cassis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Kapalmerella ranikoti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella ranikoti28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Genotia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Genotia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus (Lithoconus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Lithoconus)28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) seminudus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Cyrtulus : Clavilithes (Cyrtulus) seminudus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Melongena (Pugilina) praeponderosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Pugilina : Melongena (Pugilina) praeponderosa28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Terebra (Duplicaria) woodwardiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Duplicaria : Terebra (Duplicaria) woodwardiana28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Clavatula (Perrona) birmanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Perrona : Clavatula (Perrona) birmanica28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Surcula birmanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Turricula : Surcula birmanica33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Pleurofusia : Surcula (Pleurofusia) fusus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Gemmula : Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) humilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Gemmula : Pleurotoma (Hemipleurotoma) humilis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Drillia (Brachytoma) pinfoldi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Brachytoma : Drillia (Brachytoma) pinfoldi28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Drillia (Crassispira) mindegyiensi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Crassispira : Drillia (Crassispira) mindegyiensi28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Genotia irravadica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Genotia : Genotia irravadica28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Genotia singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Genotia : Genotia singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Marginella singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Marginellidae : Marginella : Marginella singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mitra singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae : Mitra : Mitra singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Melongena acanthina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena acanthina28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lacinia minbuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Lacinia : Lacinia minbuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Purpura singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Purpura : Purpura singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fusus humei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus : Fusus humei28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Euthriofusus alomprae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Euthriofusus : Euthriofusus alomprae28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Melongena pseudobucephala
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena pseudobucephala28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Melongena (Pugilina) ickei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Pugilina : Melongena (Pugilina) ickei28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Siphonalia cotteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Siphonalia : Siphonalia cotteri28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cantharus martiniana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Cantharus : Cantharus martiniana33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Placuna (Indoplacuna) birmanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Indoplacuna : Placuna (Indoplacuna) birmanica28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cassidea birmanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Cassis : Cassidea birmanica28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ficus condita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ficidae : Ficus : Ficus condita28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Barycypraea singuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Barycypraea : Barycypraea singuensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myurella quettensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Terebra : Myurella quettensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Clavatula protonodifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Clavatula : Clavatula protonodifera28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Pleurofusia : Surcula (Pleurofusia) feddeni28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus (Conospira) galensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conilithes : Conus (Conospira) galensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Conus (Leptoconus) protofurvus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Leptoconus) protofurvus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Vasum basilicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Vasum : Vasum basilicum28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Terebra (Duplicaria) cotteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Duplicaria : Terebra (Duplicaria) cotteri28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Turritella (Peyrotia) magnasperula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella (Peyrotia) magnasperula28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Distorsio decipiens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Personidae : Distorsio : Distorsio decipiens33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Agaronia pupa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olivellidae : Agaronia : Agaronia pupa28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaung-U_District
Wikidata ID:Q959083
GeoNames ID:8238735

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