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Changle County, Weifang, Shandong, Chinai
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Changle CountyCounty
WeifangPrefecture-level City
ShandongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
216840
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:216840:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Changle, Weifang, Shandong, Chine
German:
Changle, Weifang, Shandong, China
Italian:
Contea di Changle, Weifang, Shandong, Cina
Russian:
Чанлэ, Вэйфан, Шаньдун, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
昌乐县, 潍坊市, 山东省, 中国
Cebuano:
Changle Xian , Weifang, Shandong Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Changle , Weifang, Shandong, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان چانگله, ویفانگ, شاندونگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
昌乐县, 潍坊市, 山東, 中國
Japanese:
昌楽県, イ坊市, 山東省, 中国
Korean:
창러현, 웨이팡시, 산둥성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chhiong-lo̍k-koān, Î-hng-chhī, Soaⁿ-tang-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Changle , Weifang, Shandong, Kina
Swedish:
Changle, Weifang, Shandong, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
昌樂, 濰坊, 山東, 中國
Vietnamese:
Xương Lạc, Duy Phường, Sơn Đông, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
昌乐县, 潍坊市, 山东省, 中国


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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: Found as inclusions in megacrysts of corundum and anorthoclase.
Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Description: Found as inclusions in megacrysts of corundum and anorthoclase.
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Description: Found as inclusions in corundum megacrysts.
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Habit: trapiche
Colour: white, blue, black
Description: are all trapiche-like sapphires, with white “arms” developing around the core. Various sections of the samples were distinguished by visual observation. Detailed inspection of the raw stone reveals subtle changes in different zones. Further polishing made the phenomenon more visible. The arms are generally white, reaching from the mineral’s border to the center and aborting at the cores. The cores are substantially darker in color, typically dark blue or black, whereas the sectors are blue. It is not a product of basaltic magma crystallization but is more likely derived from the lower crust and is classified as magmatic sapphire.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Glass'
'Iddingsite'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Description: Found as inclusions in corundum megacrysts.
'K Feldspar'
Description: Found as inclusions in corundum.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Rhönite
Formula: Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Found as inclusions in corundum.
Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Description: Found as inclusions in corundum.
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Magnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Corundum
var. Sapphire
4.CB.05Al2O3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Rhönite9.DH.40Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Iddingsite'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Glass'-
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
O CalciteCaCO3
O CorundumAl2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
KPotassium
K Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Ti Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Fe Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cenozoic : 24.0 Ma to 0.3 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ Basalt (youngest age)0.3 MaCentral Shandong, Changle County, Weifang, Shandong, China
    
   
  Paleogene
   Oligocene
ⓘ Basalt (oldest age)24.0 MaCentral Shandong, Changle County, Weifang, Shandong, China

Fossils

There are 55 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences55
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed55.8 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wutu5555.8 - 48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ignacius
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Paromomyidae : Ignacius55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Mongolotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Mongolotherium55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Micromomyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Micromomyidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Oxyaena
genus
Oxyaenidae : Oxyaena55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Rodentia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Acritoparamys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Acritoparamys55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Homogalax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Isectolophidae : Homogalax55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Olbitherium millenariusum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Olbitherium : Olbitherium millenariusum55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Auroratherium sinense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Epoicotheriidae : Auroratherium : Auroratherium sinense55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Chronolestes simul
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Carpolestidae : Chronolestes : Chronolestes simul55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Carpocristes oriens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Carpolestidae : Carpocristes : Carpocristes oriens55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Yuesthonyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Yuesthonychidae : Yuesthonyx55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Changlelestes dissetiformis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Changlelestidae : Changlelestes : Changlelestes dissetiformis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Mesodmops dawsonae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ptilodontidae : Mesodmops : Mesodmops dawsonae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Lophocion asiaticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Phenacodontidae : Lophocion : Lophocion asiaticus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Ampholophus luensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Lophialetidae : Ampholophus : Ampholophus luensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Asioplesiadapis youngi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Plesiadapidae : Asioplesiadapis : Asioplesiadapis youngi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Alagomys oriensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Alagomyidae : Alagomys : Alagomys oriensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Taishanomys changlensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Taishanomys : Taishanomys changlensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Wutuhyus primiveris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Wutuhyus : Wutuhyus primiveris55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Arfia palustris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodonta : Hyaenodontidae : Arfia : Arfia palustris55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Asioictops mckennai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Leptictidae : Asioictops : Asioictops mckennai55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Scileptictis simplus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Leptictidae : Scileptictis : Scileptictis simplus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Scileptictis stenotalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Leptictidae : Scileptictis : Scileptictis stenotalus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Luchenus erinaceanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Luchenus : Luchenus erinaceanus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hylomysoides qiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Amphilemuridae : Hylomysoides : Hylomysoides qiensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Qilulestes schieboutae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Amphilemuridae : Qilulestes : Qilulestes schieboutae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Talpilestes asiatica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Nyctitheriidae : Talpilestes : Talpilestes asiatica55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Suyinia changleensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Pseudictopidae : Suyinia : Suyinia changleensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Yupingale weifangensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Astigalidae : Yupingale : Yupingale weifangensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dianomomys ambiguus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Paromomyidae : Dianomomys : Dianomomys ambiguus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Acritoparamys wutui
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Acritoparamys : Acritoparamys wutui55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Bandaomys zhonghuaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Yuomyidae : Bandaomys : Bandaomys zhonghuaensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Taishanomys parvulus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae : Taishanomys : Taishanomys parvulus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Preonictis youngi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Preonictis : Preonictis youngi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Variviverra vegetatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverravidae : Variviverra : Variviverra vegetatus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Zodiocyon zetesios
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Zodiocyon : Zodiocyon zetesios55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Paresthonyx orientalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Esthonychidae : Paresthonyx : Paresthonyx orientalis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hapalodectes huanghaiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Hapalodectidae : Hapalodectes : Hapalodectes huanghaiensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dissacus bohaiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Dissacus : Dissacus bohaiensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Celaenolambda wangzhaoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Archaeolambdidae : Celaenolambda : Celaenolambda wangzhaoi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Wutucoryphodon xianwui
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Wutucoryphodon : Wutucoryphodon xianwui55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Migrostylops roboreus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctostylopidae : Migrostylops : Migrostylops roboreus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Migrostylops rosella
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Arctostylopidae : Migrostylops : Migrostylops rosella55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Asiohyopsodus confuciusi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyopsodontidae : Asiohyopsodus : Asiohyopsodus confuciusi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pappomoropus taishanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Eomoropidae : Pappomoropus : Pappomoropus taishanensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Chowliia laoshanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Isectolophidae : Chowliia : Chowliia laoshanensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Wutuchelys eocenica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Wutuchelys : Wutuchelys eocenica55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
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GeoNames ID:1815661

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