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Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmari
Regional Level Types
Kengtung DistrictDistrict
Shan StateState
MyanmarCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
127411
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127411:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kengtong District
Other Languages:
Simplified Chinese:
景棟縣, 掸邦, 缅甸
Burmese:
ကျိုင်းတုံခရိုင်, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Cebuano:
Kengtung District, Shan State
Japanese:
ケンツン県, シャン州, ミャンマー
Portuguese:
Kengtung , Shan, Myanmar
Swedish:
Kengtung District, Shanstaten, Burma


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O CorundumAl2O3
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed166 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Namyau Beds5168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Holcothyris subangulata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris subangulata168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris perplicata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris perplicata168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris luchiangensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris luchiangensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris ovata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris ovata168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris trigonalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Holcothyris : Holcothyris trigonalis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kengtung_District
Wikidata ID:Q6389198
GeoNames ID:8238778

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