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Jiao District, Yangquan, Shanxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Jiao DistrictDistrict
YangquanPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
225299
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225299:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
郊区, 阳泉市, 山西省, 中国


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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Shen, Hercule (n.d.) Hercule Shan Collection.Identified by Hercule Shen: Raman Spectroscopy
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
References:
Shen, Hercule (n.d.) Hercule Shan Collection.Identified by Hercule Shen: Raman Spectroscopy
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Taiyuan1295.5 - 290.1 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neoptera
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tachinidae : Neoptera298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
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