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Guyuan, Ningxia, Chinai
Regional Level Types
GuyuanPrefecture
NingxiaAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Wuzhong, Ningxia, China
Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
Baiyin, Gansu, China
Pingliang, Gansu, China
Qingyang, Gansu, China
Type:
Prefecture
Mindat Locality ID:
228488
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228488:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
固原市, 宁夏回族自治区, 中国


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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences172
Youngest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatoporoidea
class		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Clathrodictyon
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Clathrodictyidae : Clathrodictyon453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Labechiella
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Labechiidae : Labechiella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Rosenella
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Rosenella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Acdalina
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acdalina449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Agetolitella
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Agetolitidae : Agetolitella460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Agetolites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Agetolitidae : Agetolites460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Catenipora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Catenipora460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eofletcheriella
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Fletcheriellidae : Eofletcheriella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Heliolites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Mesofavosites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Mesofavosites453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Paleofavosites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Paleofavosites453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Plasmoporella
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plasmoporellidae : Plasmoporella460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Propora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Proporidae : Propora460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Reuschia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Syringophyllidae : Reuschia449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhabdotetradium
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tetradiidae : Rhabdotetradium453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sarcinula
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Syringophyllidae : Sarcinula460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Wormsipora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Taeniolitidae : Wormsipora460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rugosa
subclass		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Streptelasma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Streptelasma453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Maclurites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Maclureadae : Maclurites460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Bivalvia
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Trilobita
class		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Pseudostygina
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Pseudostygina458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Stenopareia
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Stenopareia458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Birmanites
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Birmanites458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Bulbaspis
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : Bulbaspis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Lonchodomas
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : Lonchodomas458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Nileus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Peraspis
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Peraspis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Phorocephala
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Phorocephala458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Glaphurina
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Glaphuridae : Glaphurina458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Ischyrophyma
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Ischyrophyma458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Paraphillipsinella
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Paraphillipsinella458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Rorringtonia
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Rorringtoniidae : Rorringtonia458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Telephina
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Telephina458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Xenocybe
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Xenocybe458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Lyrapyge
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Lyrapyge458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Ovalocephalus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ovalocephalus458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Ostracoda
class		Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Bryozoa
phylum		Animalia : Bryozoa453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Plectatrypa
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Plectatrypa460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dasycladaceae
family		Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Cladophlebis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ptilophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Auloporida
order		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Favositida
order		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Favistella
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriidae : Favistella449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fletcheriidae
family		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Fletcheriidae453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Dasyporella
genus		Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasyporellaceae : Dasyporella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Moniliporella
genus		Chlorophyta : Dasycladophyceae : Dasycladales : Seletonellaceae : Moniliporella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Acdalopora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plasmoporellidae : Acdalopora460.9 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cordaites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites298.9 - 272.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Carpolithus
genus		Carpolithus290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Pecopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Echinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Geragnostus longicollis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Metagnostidae : Geragnostus : Geragnostus longicollis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Liupanshania sijiensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liupanshaniidae : Liupanshania : Liupanshania sijiensis125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Vermiporella
genus		Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Vermiporella453 - 445.2 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Guyuanaeschnidia eximia
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liupanshaniidae : Guyuanaeschnidia : Guyuanaeschnidia eximia129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesolygaeus laiyangensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Lygaeidae : Mesolygaeus : Mesolygaeus laiyangensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sphenophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum298.9 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Phoenicopsis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Phoenicopsis174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Podozamites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ginkgoites
genus		Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Baiera
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Neocalamites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pseudoacrida costata
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Locustopsidae : Pseudoacrida : Pseudoacrida costata129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ningxiapsyche fangi
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Ningxiapsychidae : Ningxiapsyche : Ningxiapsyche fangi125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lichas laciniatus
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Lichas : Lichas laciniatus458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Arthrorhachis tarda
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Metagnostidae : Arthrorhachis : Arthrorhachis tarda458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Cyphoniscus socialis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Isocolidae : Cyphoniscus : Cyphoniscus socialis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Ovalocephalus kelleri
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ovalocephalus : Ovalocephalus kelleri458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Dicellograptus sextans
species		Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Dicellograptus : Dicellograptus sextans458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Shumardia tarimuensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Shumardiidae : Shumardia : Shumardia tarimuensis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Cyclopyge recurva
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Cyclopygidae : Cyclopyge : Cyclopyge recurva458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Microparia (Quadratapyge) chedaoensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Cyclopygidae : Microparia : Microparia (Quadratapyge) chedaoensis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
Ovalocephalus kanlingensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ovalocephalus : Ovalocephalus kanlingensis458.4 - 453 Ma
Ordovician
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