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Sog County, Nagqu, Tibet, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Sog CountyCounty
NagquCity
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Dêngqên County, Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China
Banbar County, Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China
Baqên County, Nagqu, Tibet, China
Biru County, Nagqu, Tibet, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
334002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334002:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Sog, Nagchu, Tibet, Chine
German:
Sog, Nagqu, Tibet, China
Italian:
Contea di Sog, Prefettura di Nagqu, Tibet, Cina
Russian:
Сог-Сянь, Нагчу, Тибет, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
索县, 那曲市, 藏区, 中国
Dutch:
Sog, Nagchu, Tibet, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان سوگ, ناچو، چین, تبت, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
索县, 那曲市, 西藏, 中國
Japanese:
ソク県, ナクチュ市, チベット, 中国
Korean:
쒀현, 나취시, 티베트, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sog-koān, Nagqu Tē-khu, Se-chōng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Sog, Nagqu, Tibet, Kina
Polish:
Sog, Nagqu, Tybet, Chiny
Swedish:
Sog, Nakchu, Tibet, Kina
Tibetan (Standard):
སོག་རྫོང་།, ནག་ཆུ་ས་ཁུལ།, བོད་ཡུལ།, རྒྱ་ནག
Traditional Chinese:
索縣, 那曲, 藏區, 中國
Urdu:
سوگ کاؤنٹی, ناگچو, تبت, چین
Vietnamese:
Sog, Nagqu, Tây Tạng, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
索县, 那曲市, 西藏, 中国


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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Silver var. Küstelite
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘvar. Küstelite1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ SilverAg
Agⓘ Silver var. KüsteliteAg
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed166 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Yangshiping2163.5 - 157.3 Ma (Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Avonothyris sogxianensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Avonothyris : Avonothyris sogxianensis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sogxianthyris pentagonalis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Sogxianthyris : Sogxianthyris pentagonalis168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sog_County
Wikidata ID:Q1026094
GeoNames ID:1279969

Localities in this Region

China

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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