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Shilou County, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Shilou CountyCounty
LüliangPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
216865
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:216865:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chine
German:
Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Italian:
Contea di Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, Cina
Russian:
Шилоу, Люйлян, Шаньси, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
石楼县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国
Cebuano:
Shilou Xian, Lüliang , Shanxi Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان شیلوو, لولیانگ, شانشی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
石楼县, 吕梁市, 山西, 中國
Japanese:
石楼県, 呂梁市, 山西省, 中国
Korean:
스러우현, 뤼량시, 산시성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chio̍h-lâu-koān, Lī-liông-chhī, Soaⁿ-sai-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Swedish:
Shilou, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
石樓縣, 呂梁, 山西, 中國
Urdu:
شیلؤ کاؤنٹی, لولیانگ, شنسی, چین
Vietnamese:
Thạch Lâu, Lữ Lương, Sơn Tây, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
石楼县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国


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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Baode111.608 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Tongchuan2242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neocalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Bernoullia
genus
Bernoullia237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Todites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Danaeopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Marattiaceae : Danaeopsis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sogdoblatta shanxiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Argentinoblattidae : Sogdoblatta : Sogdoblatta shanxiensis242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Shanxius reticulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Haglidae : Shanxius : Shanxius reticulatus201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Chengdecupes shiluoense
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Chengdecupes : Chengdecupes shiluoense242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Testudo shilouensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Testudo : Testudo shilouensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilou_County
Wikidata ID:Q1197439
GeoNames ID:1795169

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