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Baofeng County, Pingdingshan, Henan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Baofeng CountyCounty
PingdingshanPrefecture-level City
HenanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Lushan County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Weidong District, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Jia County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Shilong District, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
256838
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256838:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, Chine
German:
Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Italian:
Contea di Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, Cina
Russian:
Баофэн, Пиндиншань, Хэнань, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
宝丰县, 平顶山市, 河南省, 中国
Spanish:
baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Cebuano:
Baofeng Xian, Pingdingshan, Henan Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان باوفنگ, پینگدینگشان, استان هنان, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
宝丰县, 平顶山市, 河南, 中國
Japanese:
宝豊県, 平頂山市, 河南省, 中国
Korean:
바오펑현, 핑딩산시, 허난성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pó-hong-koān, Pêng-téng-san-chhī, Hô-lâm-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, Kina
Romanian:
Baofeng, Henan, China
Swedish:
Baofeng, Pingdingshan, Henan, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
寶豐, 平頂山, 河南, 中國
Vietnamese:
Bảo Phong, Bình Đỉnh Sơn, Hà Nam, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
宝丰县, 平顶山市, 河南省, 中国


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBöhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baofeng_County
Wikidata ID:Q807063
GeoNames ID:1816962

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