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Zhongxiang Co., Jingmen, Hubei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Zhongxiang Co.County
JingmenPrefecture
HubeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Zhongxiang108,883 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
189148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189148:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
钟祥市, 荆门市, 湖北省, 中国


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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Rectorite9.EC.60(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Rectorite(Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed470 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Qixia2272.3 - 268.8 Ma (Permian)
Zitai1470 - 467.3 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Polythecalis chinmenensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Petalaxidae : Polythecalis : Polythecalis chinmenensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Tetraporinus aequitabulata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Tetraporellidae : Tetraporinus : Tetraporinus aequitabulata279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Eopetalocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eopetalocrinus470 - 467.3 Ma
Middle Ordovician
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