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Kangmar County, Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Kangmar CountyCounty
Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture)Prefecture
TibetAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Nagarzê Co. (Langkazi Co.; Langkamu Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China
Bainang Co. (Bailang Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Gyangzê Co. (Jiangzi Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Yadong County, Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
334016
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334016:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Kangmar, ville-préfecture de Xigazê, Tibet, Chine
German:
Kangmar, Xigazê, Tibet, China
Italian:
Contea di Kangmar, Prefettura di Shigatse, Tibet, Cina
Russian:
Кангмар, Шигадзе, Тибет, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
康马县, 日喀则市, 藏区, 中国
Cebuano:
Kangmar Xian, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tsina
Dutch:
Kangma, Shigatse, Tibet, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کانگمار, شیگاتسی, تبت, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
康马县, 日喀则市, 西藏, 中國
Indonesian:
Kabupaten Kangmar, Shigatse, Tibet, Cina
Japanese:
カンマル県, シガツェ市, チベット, 中国
Korean:
캉마현, 르카쩌시, 티베트, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kangmar-koān, Shigatse-chhī, Se-chōng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Kangmar, Shigatse, Tibet, Kina
Polish:
Kangmar, Xigazê, Tybet, Chiny
Swedish:
Khangmar, Shigatse, Tibet, Kina
Tibetan (Standard):
ཁང་དམར་རྫོང་།, གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་ས་ཁུལ།, བོད་ཡུལ།, རྒྱ་ནག
Urdu:
کانگمار کاؤنٹی, شینگاتسے, تبت, چین
Vietnamese:
Kangmar, Xigazê, Tây Tạng, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
康马县, 日喀则市, 西藏, 中国


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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Unnamed12.588 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Baidingpu13259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euryphyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Euryphyllum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pentaphyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pentaphyllidae : Pentaphyllum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Tachylasma
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pentaphyllidae : Tachylasma259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Plerophyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plerophyllidae : Plerophyllum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Paracaninia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plerophyllidae : Paracaninia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Chonetella nasuta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Chonetella : Chonetella nasuta259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Stenoscisma gigantea
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma : Stenoscisma gigantea259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Lophophyllidium jiezhangense
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidiidae : Lophophyllidium : Lophophyllidium jiezhangense259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Lophophyllidium robustum
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidiidae : Lophophyllidium : Lophophyllidium robustum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Plerophyllum tibeticum
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plerophyllidae : Plerophyllum : Plerophyllum tibeticum259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Plerophyllum jiangbuense
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Plerophyllidae : Plerophyllum : Plerophyllum jiangbuense259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Athyris xetra
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris : Athyris xetra259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Eleganuculana nyeruensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Eleganuculana : Eleganuculana nyeruensis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangmar_County
Wikidata ID:Q944547
GeoNames ID:1280887

Localities in this Region

China
  • Tibet
    • Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture)

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Asia
China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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