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Tongde County, Hainan, Qinghai, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Tongde CountyCounty
HainanAutonomous Prefecture
QinghaiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Zêkog County (Zeku Co.), Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Xinghai County, Hainan, Qinghai, China
Maqên Co., Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
192033
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192033:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Tongde, Préfecture autonome tibétaine de Hainan, Qinghai, Chine
German:
Tongde, Hainan, Qinghai, China
Italian:
Contea di Tongde, Prefettura autonoma tibetana di Hainan, Qinghai, Cina
Russian:
Тундэ, Хайнань-Тибетский автономный округ, Цинхай, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
同德县, 海南藏族自治州, 青海省, 中国
Cebuano:
Tongde Xian, Hainan Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Tongde, Hainan, Qinghai, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان تونگده, ولایت خودمختار هاینان تبتی, چینگهای, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
同德县, 海南, 青海, 中國
Japanese:
同徳県, 海南チベット族自治州, 青海省, 中国
Korean:
퉁더현, 하이난 티베트족 자치주, 칭하이성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tông-tek-koān, Hái-lâm-séng, Chheng-hái-séng, Tiong-hôa
Polish:
Tongde, Hainan, Qinghai, Chiny
Swedish:
Tongde, Hainan, Qinghai, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
同德縣, 海南州, 青海, 中國
Urdu:
تونگدے کاؤنٹی, ہائنان تبتی خود مختار پریفیکچر, چنگھائی, چین
Vietnamese:
Đồng Đức, Hải Nam, Thanh Hải, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
同德县, 海南省, 青海省, 中国


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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Babarshan16237 - 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
Equisetites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites237 - 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
Arberophyllum
genus		Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Leuthardtiaceae : Arberophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Clathropteris
genus		Clathropteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Neocalamites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Bernoullia
genus		Bernoullia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Todites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Danaeopsis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Marattiaceae : Danaeopsis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongde_County
Wikidata ID:Q1339213
GeoNames ID:1792688

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