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Sila ditch, Lhorong Co. (Luolong Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Sila ditch- not defined -
Lhorong Co. (Luolong Co.)County
Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture)Prefecture
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° North , 95° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~78km
GRN:
N21E59
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
225258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225258:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Heavy mineral sands.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Avicennite
Formula: Tl2O3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘAvicennite4.CB.10Tl2O3
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AvicenniteTl2O3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TlThallium
Tlⓘ AvicenniteTl2O3
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Shuihe Mao, Wenquan Lu, Youfu Yang, and Yongming Wu (1989): The first discovery of avicennite in China. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(3), 253-256.
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