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Mentougou District, Beijing, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Mentougou DistrictDistrict
BeijingMunicipality
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mentougou197,772 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
253936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253936:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Mentougou, Pékin, Chine
German:
Mentougou, Peking, China
Italian:
Distretto di Mentougou, Pechino, Cina
Russian:
Мэньтоугоу, Пекин, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
门头沟区, 北京市, 中国
Spanish:
Mentougou, Pekín, China
Arabic:
منتوقو, بكين, الصين
Basque:
Mentougou Barrutia, Pekin, Txina
Catalan:
Mentougou, Pequín, Xina
Cebuano:
Mentougou Qu, Pekin, Tsina
Czech:
Men-tchou-kou, Peking, Čína
Dutch:
Mentougou-district, Peking, China
Farsi/Persian:
منتوگو, پکن, جمهوری خلق چین
Indonesian:
Mentougou, Beijing, Cina
Japanese:
門頭溝区, 北京市, 中国
Korean:
먼터우거우구, 베이징 시, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bûn-thâu-kau-khu, Tiong-hôa
Mirandese:
Mentougou, Pequin, China
Norwegian:
Mentougou, Beijing, Kina
Polish:
Mentougou, Pekin, Chiny
Serbian:
Ментоугоу, Пекинг, Кина
Swedish:
Mentougou, Peking, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
門頭溝區, 北京, 中國
Turkish:
Mentougou, Pekin, Çin
Urdu:
مینتؤگؤ ضلع, بیجنگ, چین
Vietnamese:
Môn Đầu Câu, Bắc Kinh, Trung Quốc
Welsh:
Ardal Mentougou, Beijing, Tsieina
Wu Chinese:
门头沟区, 北京, 中国


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Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Xinshikou31237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Megaloceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Megaloceros0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sphenozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadeoideaceae : Sphenozamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Czekanowskia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Czekanowskia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Arberophyllum
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Leuthardtiaceae : Arberophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ginkgoites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Neocalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Todites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Danaeopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Marattiaceae : Danaeopsis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentougou_District
Wikidata ID:Q185584
GeoNames ID:1800656

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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