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Yuejiang District, Tongling, Anhui, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Yuejiang DistrictDistrict
TonglingPrefecture-level City
AnhuiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
334685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334685:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Jiaoqu
Other Languages:
French:
district de Jiao, Tongling, Anhui, Chine
German:
Jiao, Tongling, Anhui, China
Italian:
Distretto di Yuejiang, Tongling, Anhui, Cina
Russian:
Юэцзян, Тунлин, Аньхой, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
郊区, 铜陵市, 安徽省, 中国
Spanish:
Jiāo Qū, Tongling, Anhui, China
Dutch:
Jiao, Tongling, Anhui, China
Gan:
郊区, 安徽, 中國
Japanese:
郊区, 銅陵市, 安徽省, 中国
Korean:
자오구, 퉁링시, 안후이성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kau-khu, Tâng-lêng-chhī, Tiong-hôa
Mirandese:
Jiaoqu, China
Norwegian:
Jiao, Tongling, Anhui, Kina
Polish:
Yuejiang, Tongling, Anhui, Chiny
Swedish:
Jiaoqu, Tongling, Anhui, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
郊區, 銅陵, 安徽, 中國
Urdu:
جیاوچو، تونگلنگ, تونگلنگ, انہوئی, چین
Vietnamese:
Giao, Đồng Lăng, An Huy, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
郊区, 铜陵市, 安徽省, 中国


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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Hydrogoethite'
Formula: 3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Hydrogoethite'-3Fe2O3 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Hydrogoethite3Fe2O3 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Qixia1272.3 - 268.8 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stenodiscus simplex
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenodiscus : Stenodiscus simplex279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuejiang_District
Wikidata ID:Q1152018
GeoNames ID:6643487

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