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Xinlong County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, Chinai
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Xinlong CountyCounty
Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture)Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Baiyü County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Garzê County (Ganzi County), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Litang Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Dawu Co. (Daofu Co.), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Dêgê Co. (Dege Co.), Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Yajiang County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Luhuo County, Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
228632
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228632:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Xinlong, préfecture autonome tibétaine de Garzê, Sichuan, Chine
German:
Nyagrong, Garzê, Sichuan, China
Italian:
Contea di Xinlong, prefettura autonoma tibetana di Garzê, Sichuan, Cina
Russian:
Ньягронг, Гардзе-Тибетский автономный округ, Сычуань, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
新龙县, 甘孜藏族自治州, 四川省, 中国
Cebuano:
Xinlong Xian, Garzê Zangzu Zizhizhou, Sichuan Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Nyarong, Autonome Tibetaanse Prefectuur Garzê, Sichuan, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان شینلونگ, ولایت خودمختار گارزئی تبتی, سیچوآن, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
新龙县, 甘孜藏族自治州, 四川, 中國
Japanese:
新竜県, カンゼ・チベット族自治州, 四川省, 中国
Korean:
신룽현, 간쯔 티베트족 자치주, 쓰촨성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sin-liông-koān, Garzê Chōng-cho̍k Chū-tī-chiu, Sù-chhoan-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Xinlong, Garzê, Sichuan, Kina
Swedish:
Xinlong, Garzê, Sichuan, Kina
Tibetan (Standard):
ཉག་རོང་རྫོང་, དཀར་མཛེས་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་, སི་ཁྲོན་ཞིང་ཆེན།, རྒྱ་ནག
Traditional Chinese:
新龍縣, 甘孜, 四川, 中國
Vietnamese:
Tân Long, Garzê, Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
新龙县, 甘孜藏族自治州, 四川省, 中国


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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

Fossils

There are 41 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Yinzhuniangar21208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cladophlebis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Taeniopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pterophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Equisetites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lepidopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sphenobaiera
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ptilozamites
genus		Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Ptilozamites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nilsonia
genus		Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Clathropteris
genus		Clathropteris228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Podozamites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ginkgoites
genus		Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Baiera
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Neocalamites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Marattiopsis
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marattiaceae : Marattiopsis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Todites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Anomozamites
genus		Anomozamites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Thaumatopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Dipteridaceae : Thaumatopteris228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinlong_County
Wikidata ID:Q1339415
GeoNames ID:1788737

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