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Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Comai Co. (Cuomei Co.)County
Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture)Prefecture
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
210359
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210359:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Comai, préfecture de Shannan, Tibet, Chine
German:
Comai, Shannan, Tibet, China
Italian:
Contea di Comai, Prefettura di Shannan, Tibet, Cina
Russian:
Цомэ, Шаньнань, Тибет, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
措美县, 山南市, 藏区, 中国
Tibetan (Standard):
མཚོ་སམད་རྫོང་།, ལྷོ་ཁ་ས་ཁུལ།, བོད་ཡུལ།, རྒྱ་ནག
Cebuano:
Comai Xian, Shannan Diqu, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tsina
Dutch:
Tshoma, Lhokha, Tibet, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سومای, شاننان، تبت, تبت, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
措美县, 山南市, 西藏, 中國
Hindi:
त्शोमई ज़िला, ल्होखा विभाग, तिब्बत, चीन
Japanese:
ツォメ県, 山南市, チベット, 中国
Korean:
춰메이현, 산난시, 티베트, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Comai-koān, Lhoka Tē-khu, Se-chōng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Comai, Shannan, Tibet, Kina
Polish:
Comai, Shannan, Tybet, Chiny
Swedish:
Tsome, Lhoka, Tibet, Kina
Urdu:
کومائی کاؤنٹی, شاننان، تبت, تبت, چین
Vietnamese:
Comai, Sơn Nam, Tây Tạng, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
措美县, 山南市, 西藏, 中国


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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Wolfachite'
Formula: Ni(As,Sb)S
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Wolfachite'-Ni(As,Sb)S

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
S WolfachiteNi(As,Sb)S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Ni WolfachiteNi(As,Sb)S
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As WolfachiteNi(As,Sb)S
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb WolfachiteNi(As,Sb)S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comai_County
Wikidata ID:Q1113237
GeoNames ID:1281491

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