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Lechang Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Lechang Co.County
ShaoguanPrefecture-level City
GuangdongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lecheng124,268 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
157914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157914:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Chine
German:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Italian:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Cina
Russian:
Лэчан, Шаогуань, Гуандун, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
乐昌市, 韶关市, 广东省, 中国
Arabic:
ليشانغ, شاوغوان, غوانغدونغ, الصين
Bengali:
লছাং, সাওগুয়ান, কুয়াংতুং, গণচীন
Danish:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Kina
Dutch:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Farsi/Persian:
لیچانگ, شاوگوان, گوانگ‌دونگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Kiina
Gan:
乐昌市, 韶关市, 廣東, 中國
Greek:
Λετσάνγκ, Σαογκουάν, Κουανγκτούνγκ, Κίνα
Gujarati:
લેચંગ, શાઓગુઆન, ચીન
Hakka:
Lo̍k-tshông-sṳ, Sèu-koân-sṳ, Kóng-tûng, Chûng-fà
Hindi:
लीचांग, शाओगुआं, गुआंगदोंग, चीन
Indonesian:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Cina
Japanese:
楽昌市, 韶関市, 広東省, 中国
Kannada:
ಲೆಚಾಂಗ್, ಶೊಗೊವಾನ್, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Lechang, Shaoguan, China
Korean:
러창시, 사오관시, 광둥성, 중국
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Lechang, Çîn
Latvian:
Lečanga, Šaoguana, Guanduna, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Lečangas, Šaoguanas, Guangdongas, Kinija
Malay:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Marathi:
लचांग, शोगुआन, क्वांगतोंग, चीन
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lo̍k-chhiong-chhī, Siâu-koan-chhī, Tiong-hôa
Mirandese:
Lechang, China
Norwegian:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Kina
Polish:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Chiny
Sinhalese:
ලේචන්ග්, ෂැඔගුආන්, චීනය
Swedish:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Kina
Tamil:
லேசாங், ஷாவோகுவான், குவாங்டொங், சீனா
Telugu:
లీచింగ్, షావోగూన్, చైనా
Thai:
เล่อชาง, เฉากวน, มณฑลกวางตุ้ง, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
樂昌, 韶關, 廣東, 中國
Turkish:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Çin
Ukrainian:
Лечан, Шаогуань, Гуандун, Китай
Urdu:
لیچانگ, شاوگوان, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Vietnamese:
Lạc Xương, Thiều Quan, Quảng Đông, Trung Quốc
Welsh:
Lechang, Shaoguan, Guangdong, Tsieina
Western Punjabi:
لیچانگ, شاؤگوآن, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Wu Chinese:
乐昌市, 韶关市, 广东省, 中国


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Mineral List

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

24 valid minerals. 3 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganomelane'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: The K-feldspar at this locality is a cavity-filling mineral that formed below the temperature of formation of orthoclase. There is no evidence that there is orthoclase among the feldspars at this locality.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Description: Crystals colored by inclusions do not count as citrine.
Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: These spessartines are from Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China (Ottens, 2005).
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Varlamoffite
Formula: Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Vismirnovite
Formula: Zn[Sn(OH)6]
Habit: Powdery, earthy aggregates with a greasy to vitreous lustre.
Colour: light yellow, yellow, orange
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
var. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Citrine ?
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ferruginous Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Varlamoffite4.DB.05Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Vismirnovite4.FC.10Zn[Sn(OH)6]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine ?9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase ?9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Manganomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
H VismirnoviteZn[Sn(OH)6]
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
O VismirnoviteZn[Sn(OH)6]
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Fe Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn VismirnoviteZn[Sn(OH)6]
Zn Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Sn VismirnoviteZn[Sn(OH)6]
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 17 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences17
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Xiaoping1208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Xiaoshui2228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Hongweikeng - Niugudun1237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Gangkou13237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ptilozamites
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Ptilozamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Bakevellia luojiaduensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : Bakevellia luojiaduensis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Clathropteris
genus
Clathropteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Xiaoshuiculana elegansa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Xiaoshuiculana : Xiaoshuiculana elegansa228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Guangdongella exquisita
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Pachycardiidae : Guangdongella : Guangdongella exquisita228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Isocardioides yini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Glossidae : Isocardioides : Isocardioides yini237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechang
Wikidata ID:Q1023909
GeoNames ID:1804252

Localities in this Region

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