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Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chinai
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Xing CountyCounty
LüliangPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
334523
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334523:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chine
German:
Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Italian:
Contea di Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, Cina
Russian:
Синсянь, Люйлян, Шаньси, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
兴县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国
Cebuano:
Xing Xian, Lüliang , Shanxi Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان شینگ, لولیانگ, شانشی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
兴县, 吕梁市, 山西, 中國
Japanese:
興県, 呂梁市, 山西省, 中国
Korean:
싱현, 뤼량시, 산시성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Heng-koān, Lī-liông-chhī, Soaⁿ-sai-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Swedish:
Xing, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
興縣, 呂梁, 山西, 中國
Urdu:
شینگ کاؤنٹی, لولیانگ, شنسی, چین
Vietnamese:
Hưng, Lữ Lương, Sơn Tây, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
兴县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国


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27 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierine
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Schorlomite
Formula: Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Tausonite
Formula: SrTiO3
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Xenotime'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Tausonite4.CC.35SrTiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Schorlomite9.AD.25Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Andradite
var. Melanite
9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Berthierine9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Xenotime'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnataseTiO2
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O TausoniteSrTiO3
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Ti TausoniteSrTiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlomiteCa3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SrStrontium
Sr SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sr TausoniteSrTiO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Phanerozoic : 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma to 127.2 ± 2.7 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
  Cretaceous
   Early/Lower Cretaceous
ⓘ Zircon127.2 ± 2.7 MaZijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
ⓘ Monzonite (youngest age)132 MaZijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
ⓘ Monzonite (oldest age)135 MaZijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
    
   
  Triassic
ⓘ SandstoneTriassic
(201.3 - 252.17 Ma)
Zijinshan Complex, Xing County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China

Fossils

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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Yanan1174.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Ermaying - Lower1247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kannemeyeriidae : Parakannemeyeria : Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Todites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Junfengi yulinensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Campterophlebiidae : Junfengi : Junfengi yulinensis174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xing_County
Wikidata ID:Q1197426
GeoNames ID:1788913

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