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Taunggyi Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmari
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Taunggyi TownshipTownship
Taunggyi DistrictDistrict
Shan StateState
MyanmarCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Lawksawk Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Hopong Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar
Type:
Township
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Taunggyi160,115 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
408055
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408055:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Simplified Chinese:
东枝镇区, 東枝縣, 掸邦, 缅甸
Basque:
Taunggyi township, Shan estatua
Burmese:
တောင်ကြီးမြို့နယ်, တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Portuguese:
Taunggyi , Shan, Myanmar


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
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ⓘ'Limonite'-

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OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Naungkangyi1460.9 - 449.5 Ma (Ordovician)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Protozyga
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Protozygidae : Protozyga460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunggyi_Township
Wikidata ID:Q7688745

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Myanmar

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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