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Wencheng County, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Wencheng CountyCounty
WenzhouPrefecture
ZhejiangProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
234169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234169:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Chine
German:
Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Italian:
Contea di Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Cina
Russian:
уезд Вэньчэн, Вэньчжоу, Чжэцзян, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
文成县, 温州市, 浙江省, 中国
Cebuano:
Wencheng Xian, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ونچنگ, ونژو, چجیانگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
文成县, 温州市, 浙江, 中國
Hakka:
Vùn-sṳ̀n-yen, Vûn-chû-sṳ, Tset-kông-sén, Chûng-fà
Japanese:
文成県, 温州市, 浙江省, 中国
Korean:
원청현, 원저우시, 저장성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bûn-sêng-koān, Un-chiu-chhī, hiat-kang-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Kina
Swedish:
Wencheng, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
文成, 溫州, 浙江, 中國
Vietnamese:
Văn Thành, Ôn Châu, Chiết Giang, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
文成县, 温州市, 浙江省, 中国


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Muoshishan9163.5 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Zamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Zamites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Coniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Coniopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Ptilophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Gleichenites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Gleichenites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wencheng_County
Wikidata ID:Q701865
GeoNames ID:1791535

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