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Tianzhen County, Datong, Shanxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Tianzhen CountyCounty
DatongPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Yanggao County, Datong, Shanxi, China
Xinghe County, Ulanqab City (Wulanchabu Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, China
Shangyi County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Huai'an County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
334496
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334496:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, Chine
German:
Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, China
Italian:
Contea di Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, Cina
Russian:
Тяньчжэнь, Датун, Шаньси, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
天镇县, 大同市, 山西省, 中国
Cebuano:
Tianzhen Xian, Datong Shi, Shanxi Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان تیانژن, داتونگ, شانشی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
天镇县, 大同市, 山西, 中國
Japanese:
天鎮県, 大同市, 山西省, 中国
Korean:
톈전현, 다퉁시, 산시성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Thian-tìn-koān, Tāi-tông-chhī, Soaⁿ-sai-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, Kina
Swedish:
Tianzhen, Datong, Shanxi, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
天鎮, 大同, 山西, 中國
Urdu:
تیانژین کاؤنٹی, داتونگ, شنسی, چین
Vietnamese:
Thiên Trấn, Đại Đồng, Sơn Tây, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
天镇县, 大同市, 山西省, 中国


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Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Late/Upper Triassic : 235.9 ± 5 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
 Mesozoic
  Triassic
   Late/Upper Triassic
ⓘ Aegirine-augite235.9 ± 5 MaYaojiazuang, Tianzhen County, Datong, Shanxi, China

Fossils

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

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Huiquanpu1100.5 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Huiquanpu - Upper6100.5 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Theropoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Shantungosaurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Shantungosaurus100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Shanxia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauridae : Shanxia100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tianzhenosaurus youngi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae : Tianzhenosaurus : Tianzhenosaurus youngi100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Huabeisaurus allocotus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Huabeisaurus : Huabeisaurus allocotus100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Datonglong tianzhenensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Datonglong : Datonglong tianzhenensis100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianzhen_County
Wikidata ID:Q1197024
GeoNames ID:2034450

Localities in this Region

China

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China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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