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Zaoyang Co., Xiangfan, Hubei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Zaoyang Co.County
XiangfanPrefecture
HubeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zaoyang184,509 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
216672
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:216672:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Chine
German:
Zaoyang, Hubei, China
Italian:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Cina
Russian:
Цзаоян, Хубэй, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
枣阳市, 湖北省, 中国
Arabic:
مدينة تشاويانغ, خوبي, الصين
Asturian:
Zaoyang City, Hubei, China
Bengali:
সাও-ইয়াং, হুপেই, গণচীন
Cebuano:
Zaoyang, Hubei Sheng, Tsina
Czech:
Cao-jang, Chu-pej, Čína
Danish:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Kina
Dutch:
Zaoyang, Hubei, China
Farsi/Persian:
زائویانگ, هوبئی, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Zaoyang City, Hubei, Kiina
Gan:
枣阳市, 湖北, 中國
Greek:
Τσαογιάνγκ, Χουπέι, Κίνα
Gujarati:
ઝાઓઆંગ શહેર, હુબેઇ, ચીન
Hindi:
जोयांग सिटी, हूबेई, चीन
Indonesian:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Cina
Irish Gaelic:
Cathair Zaoyang, Hubei, An tSín
Japanese:
棗陽市, 湖北省, 中国
Kannada:
ಝೂಯಾಂಗ್ ನಗರ, ಹುಬೈ, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Zaoyang, China
Korean:
짜오양시, 후베이성, 중국
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Zaoyang, Çîn
Latvian:
Zaojangas, Hubei, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Zaojangas, Hubėjus, Kinija
Malagasy:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Sina
Malay:
Zaoyang City, Hubei, China
Marathi:
झोओआंग शहर, हूपै, चीन
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chó-iông-chhī, Ô͘-pak-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Kina
Polish:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Chiny
Sinhalese:
සාඔයැන්ග්, හුබෙයි, චීනය
Swedish:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Kina
Tamil:
சாவோயாங் நகரம், ஹுபேய் மாகாணம், சீனா
Telugu:
జయోయాంగ్ నగరం, హుబే, చైనా
Thai:
เส้าหยาง ซิตี้, มณฑลหูเป่ย์, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
棗陽, 湖北, 中國
Turkish:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Çin
Ukrainian:
Цзаоян, Хубей, Китай
Urdu:
زاویانج شہر, ہوبئی, چین
Vietnamese:
Tảo Dương, Hồ Bắc, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Zaoyang, Hubei, Tsina
Wu Chinese:
枣阳市, 湖北省, 中国


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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Chlorite Group'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Habit: Short prismatic crystals with pyramidal terminations, typically from 1-5 cm in size. The length:width ratio of the crystals typically varies from 1.7 to 2.1.
Colour: Black brown, with a distinct greyish white banding
Zircon var. Malacon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Greyish white bands in zircon crystals were shown to be composed of altered hydrous zircon (malacon).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Malacon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O RutileTiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaoyang
Wikidata ID:Q147171
GeoNames ID:1785462

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