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Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Zhaojue CountyCounty
Liangshan YiAutonomous Prefecture
SichuanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
233132
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233132:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Zhaojue, préfecture autonome yi de Liangshan, Sichuan, Chine
German:
Zhaojue, Liangshan, Sichuan, China
Italian:
Contea di Zhaojue, prefettura autonoma Yi di Liangshan, Sichuan, Cina
Russian:
Чжаоцзюэ, Ляншань-Ийский автономный округ, Сычуань, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
昭觉县, 凉山彝族自治州, 四川省, 中国
Cebuano:
Zhaojue Xian, Sichuan Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Zhaojue, Autonome Yi Prefectuur Liangshan, Sichuan, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ژاوجوه, لیانگشان یای, سیچوآن, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
昭觉县, 凉山彝族自治州, 四川, 中國
Hakka:
Chêu-kok-yen, Liòng-sân Yî-tshu̍k Tshṳ-tshṳ-chû, Si-chhôn, Chûng-fà
Japanese:
昭覚県, 涼山彝族自治州, 四川省, 中国
Korean:
자오줴현, 량산 이족 자치주, 쓰촨성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chiau-kak-koān, Liâng-san Î-cho̍k Chū-tī-chiu, Sù-chhoan-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Zhaojue, Liangshan, Sichuan, Kina
Sichuan Yi:
ꏪꐦꑤ, ꆃꎭ
Swedish:
Zhaojue, Liangshan, Sichuan, Kina
Vietnamese:
Chiêu Giác, Lương Sơn, Tứ Xuyên, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
昭觉县, 凉山彝族自治州, 四川省, 中国


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Feitianshan1145 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Feitianshan - Upper9145 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pterosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thyreophora
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Thyreophora145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Brontopodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Brontopodus145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caririchnium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontipodidae : Caririchnium145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Characichnos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Characichnos145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaojue_County
Wikidata ID:Q197496
GeoNames ID:1784875

Localities in this Region

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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