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Mêdog Co. (Motuo Co.), Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Mêdog Co. (Motuo Co.)County
Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture)Prefecture
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Bomi Co., Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China
Zayü County, Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China
Bayi District, Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China
Mainling County, Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
235213
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235213:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Mêdog, Linzhi, Tibet, Chine
German:
Mêdog, Nyingchi, Tibet, China
Italian:
Contea di Mêdog, Prefettura di Nyingchi, Tibet, Cina
Russian:
Медог, Ньингчи, Тибет, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
墨脱县, 林芝市, 藏区, 中国
Tibetan (Standard):
མེ་ཏོག་རྫོང་།, ཉིང་ཁྲི།, བོད་ཡུལ།, རྒྱ་ནག
Cebuano:
Motuo Xian, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tsina
Dutch:
Metog, Nyingtri, Tibet, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مدوگ, نینگچی, تبت, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
墨脱县, 林芝市, 西藏, 中國
Hindi:
मेतोग ज़िला, न्यिंगची विभाग, तिब्बत, चीन
Japanese:
メトク県, ニンティ市, チベット, 中国
Korean:
모퉈현, 린즈시, 티베트, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mêdog-koān, Nyingchi-chhī, Se-chōng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Mêdog, Nyingchi, Tibet, Kina
Polish:
Mêdog, Nyingchi, Tybet, Chiny
Swedish:
Metog, Nyingtri, Tibet, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
墨脫縣, 林芝, 藏區, 中國
Urdu:
معدوگ کاؤنٹی, نینگچی, تبت, چین
Vietnamese:
Mêdog, Nyingchi, Tây Tạng, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
墨脱县, 林芝市, 西藏, 中国


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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Geikielite
Formula: MgTiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘGeikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAstrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GeikieliteMgTiO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Tiⓘ GeikieliteMgTiO3
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Neogene : 5.5 Ma to 3.6 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Pliocene
ⓘ Phlogopite (youngest age)3.6 MaMount Namjagbarwa (Mount Nanjiabawa), Mêdog Co. (Motuo Co.), Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China
   Miocene
ⓘ Phlogopite (oldest age)5.5 MaMount Namjagbarwa (Mount Nanjiabawa), Mêdog Co. (Motuo Co.), Nyingtri Prefecture (Linzhi Prefecture), Tibet, China

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AAdog_County
Wikidata ID:Q1028177
GeoNames ID:1280587

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