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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

1622 valid minerals. 224 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 8 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc. 10 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded


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ⓘ 'A-type granite'

ⓘ Acid volcanic rock

ⓘ 'Actinolite schist'

ⓘ 'Adakite'

ⓘ 'Adamellite'

ⓘ Aeolian deposit

ⓘ Agglomerate

ⓘ 'Alaskite'

ⓘ 'Albite syenite'

ⓘ 'Albite-granite'

ⓘ 'Albitite'

ⓘ Albitized granite

ⓘ 'Albitophyre'

ⓘ Alkali basalt

ⓘ 'Alkali gabbro'

ⓘ 'Alkali olivine basalt'

ⓘ 'Allivalite'

ⓘ Alluvial deposit

ⓘ Alvikite

ⓘ 'Amphibole schist'

ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Amphibolite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Amygdaloid'

ⓘ 'Amygdaloidal basalt'

ⓘ 'Andalusite hornfels'

ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ 'Andesite-basalt'

ⓘ 'Andesitic tuff'

ⓘ Andesitoid

ⓘ 'Anomalous IIIE iron meteorite'

ⓘ Anorthosite

ⓘ Anorthositic Lunar meteorite

ⓘ Anthracite

ⓘ 'Aphanite'

ⓘ 'Aplite'

ⓘ 'Aplitic granite'

ⓘ Arenite

ⓘ 'Argillaceous limestone'

ⓘ 'Argillite'

ⓘ 'Arkose'

ⓘ 'Augen gneiss'

ⓘ 'Augite syenite'

ⓘ 'Banakite'

ⓘ Banded iron formation

ⓘ 'Baramite'

ⓘ 'Basal conglomerate'

ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ 'Basaltic tuff'

ⓘ Basaltic-andesite

ⓘ Basaltic-trachyandesite

ⓘ Basaltoid

ⓘ Basanite

ⓘ Bauxite

ⓘ 'Belugite'

ⓘ 'Bentonite'

ⓘ Beresite

ⓘ 'Biotite Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Biotite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Biotite granite'

ⓘ 'Biotite hornfels'

ⓘ 'Biotite peridotite'

ⓘ 'Biotite schist'

ⓘ 'Biotite trachyte'

ⓘ Biotitite

ⓘ Bituminous-coal

ⓘ Bituminous-sand

ⓘ 'Black Nephrite Jade'

ⓘ Black shale

ⓘ 'Blueschist'

ⓘ Boninite

ⓘ 'Borengite'

ⓘ Boundstone

ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ 'Brecciated andesite'

ⓘ 'Calc-schist'

ⓘ 'Calc-silicate hornfels'

ⓘ Calc-silicate rock

ⓘ 'Calcarenite'

ⓘ 'Calcareous dolostone'

ⓘ 'Calcisiltite'

ⓘ 'Calcite marble'

ⓘ Calcite-carbonatite

ⓘ 'Calcite-cemented sandstone'

ⓘ Camptonite

ⓘ Carbonate rock

ⓘ Carbonatite

ⓘ Cataclasite

ⓘ Chalk

ⓘ Chert

ⓘ Chlorite amphibolite

ⓘ 'Chlorite schist'

ⓘ 'Chlorite-biotite schist'

ⓘ 'Chlorite-sericite schist'

ⓘ Chromitite

ⓘ Clastic sedimentary rock

ⓘ Clay

ⓘ 'Clay slate'

ⓘ Claystone

ⓘ Clinopyroxenite

ⓘ Coal

ⓘ 'Collapse breccia'

ⓘ Comenditic rhyolite

ⓘ 'Common Glass'

ⓘ Concretion

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ 'Contact quartzite'

ⓘ 'Copper ore'

ⓘ 'Cordierite hornfels'

ⓘ 'Covite'

ⓘ 'Crystal tuff'

ⓘ 'Cumulate'

ⓘ Dacite

ⓘ 'Dacite-andesite'

ⓘ 'Dacitic tuff'

ⓘ 'Damtjernite'

ⓘ Diamictite

ⓘ Diatomite

ⓘ 'Diopsidite'

ⓘ Diorite

ⓘ Dioritoid

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Dolomite-carbonatite

ⓘ Dolomite-mudstone

ⓘ Dolostone

ⓘ Dunite

ⓘ EH3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ Eclogite

ⓘ 'Endoskarn'

ⓘ 'Epidote amphibolite'

ⓘ 'Epidotite'

ⓘ 'Episyenite'

ⓘ 'Essexite'

ⓘ Evaporite

ⓘ 'Exoskarn'

ⓘ Fault-breccia

ⓘ Fault-gouge

ⓘ 'Feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ 'Feldspar schist'

ⓘ 'Felsic tuff'

ⓘ Felsic-granulite

ⓘ 'Felsite'

ⓘ 'Felsophyre'

ⓘ Fenite

ⓘ Ferrocarbonatite

ⓘ 'Ferrogabbro'

ⓘ 'Fine ash'

ⓘ 'Fine tuff'

ⓘ Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock

ⓘ 'Flint'

ⓘ 'Flood basalt'

ⓘ Foidite

ⓘ 'Foyaite'

ⓘ Framestone

ⓘ Gabbro

ⓘ 'Gabbrodiorite'

ⓘ Gabbroid

ⓘ Gabbronorite

ⓘ 'Garnet gneiss'

ⓘ 'Garnet lherzolite'

ⓘ 'Garnet peridotite'

ⓘ 'Garnet pyroxenite'

ⓘ 'Garnet-biotite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Garnet-mica schist'

ⓘ Garnetite

ⓘ 'Geyserite'

ⓘ Glassy igneous rock

ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ 'Gneissic Diorite'

ⓘ 'Gold ore'

ⓘ Gossan

ⓘ Grainstone

ⓘ Granite

ⓘ 'Granitic gneiss'

ⓘ 'Granitic orthogneiss'

ⓘ Granitoid

ⓘ Granodiorite

ⓘ 'Granodiorite gneiss'

ⓘ Granofels

ⓘ 'Granophyric granite'

ⓘ Granules

ⓘ Granulite

ⓘ 'Graphic granite'

ⓘ 'Graphite schist'

ⓘ Gravel

ⓘ 'Gravel-grade limestone'

ⓘ 'Greenschist'

ⓘ Greenstone

ⓘ Greisen

ⓘ Greywacke

ⓘ 'Gritstone'

ⓘ Guano

ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ H6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Harrisite'

ⓘ Harzburgite

ⓘ Hawaiite

ⓘ 'Hornblende andesite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende diorite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende gneiss'

ⓘ 'Hornblende granite'

ⓘ Hornblende pyroxenite

ⓘ 'Hornblende schist'

ⓘ 'Hornblende-biotite granite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende-plagioclase gneiss'

ⓘ Hornblendite

ⓘ Hornfels

ⓘ 'Hornfelsed schist'

ⓘ Humic coal series

ⓘ 'Hyalo-olivine-diopside-phlogopite lamproite'

ⓘ Hyaloclastite

ⓘ 'Hydrothermal breccia'

ⓘ 'I-type granite'

ⓘ IAB complex iron meteorite

ⓘ IIIAB iron meteorite

ⓘ IIIE iron meteorite

ⓘ IVA iron meteorite

ⓘ Igneous rock

ⓘ 'Ignimbritic tuff'

ⓘ Ijolite

ⓘ Impure marble

ⓘ 'Intrusive breccia'

ⓘ Iron meteorite

ⓘ 'Iron ore'

ⓘ Ironstone

ⓘ 'Itabirite'

ⓘ 'Jade'

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ 'Jaspillite'

ⓘ 'Kamafugite'

ⓘ 'Kaolin'

ⓘ 'Karst bauxite'

ⓘ 'Keratophyre'

ⓘ Kersantite

ⓘ 'Khondalite'

ⓘ Kimberlite

ⓘ 'Kunlun Jade'

ⓘ 'Kyanite schist'

ⓘ 'L/LL5 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'L/LL6-an chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ L3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L4 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'LCT pegmatite'

ⓘ 'LL3.9 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ Lacustrine deposit

ⓘ Lamproite

ⓘ Lamprophyre

ⓘ 'Lantian Jade'

ⓘ Lapilli-tuff

ⓘ 'Larvikite'

ⓘ Laterite

ⓘ Latite

ⓘ 'Leptite'

ⓘ 'Leptynite'

ⓘ Leucite-basanite

ⓘ Leucite-tephrite

ⓘ 'Leucocratic nephelinolite'

ⓘ 'Leucogabbro'

ⓘ 'Leucogranite'

ⓘ 'Leucosyenite'

ⓘ Lherzolite

ⓘ Lignite

ⓘ 'Limburgite'

ⓘ Lime-mudstone

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ 'Limestone breccia'

ⓘ Listvenite

ⓘ Lithic breccia

ⓘ 'Lithic tuff'

ⓘ Lithic-arenite

ⓘ Loess

ⓘ 'Lujavrite'

ⓘ 'Mafic rock'

ⓘ 'Mafic volcanic rock'

ⓘ Mafic-granulite

ⓘ 'Magnesian Limestone'

ⓘ Magnesiocarbonatite

ⓘ 'Magnetite skarn'

ⓘ Marble

ⓘ 'Marl'

ⓘ Marlstone

ⓘ 'Melagabbro'

ⓘ 'Melanocratic nephelinolite'

ⓘ 'Melasyenite'

ⓘ Mesosiderite meteorite

ⓘ Meta-andesite

ⓘ Meta-arenite

ⓘ Metabasalt

ⓘ Metaconglomerate

ⓘ Metadiorite

ⓘ 'Metadolomite'

ⓘ Metagabbro

ⓘ Metagranite

ⓘ Metagreywacke

ⓘ Metamorphic pyroxenite

ⓘ Metamorphic rock

ⓘ Metamudstone

ⓘ 'Metaquartzite'

ⓘ Metarhyolite

ⓘ Metasandstone

ⓘ Metasedimentary rock

ⓘ Metasiltstone

ⓘ Metasomatic-rock

ⓘ Metatuff

ⓘ Metavolcanic rock

ⓘ Metavolcaniclastic rock

ⓘ 'Miarolite'

ⓘ 'Mica schist'

ⓘ 'Microbialite'

ⓘ 'Microdiorite'

ⓘ 'Microgranite'

ⓘ 'Micrometeorite'

ⓘ 'Mid-ocean-ridge basalt'

ⓘ Migmatite

ⓘ Minette

ⓘ Monchiquite

ⓘ Monzodiorite

ⓘ Monzogabbro

ⓘ Monzogranite

ⓘ Monzonite

ⓘ 'Mud-grade dolostone'

ⓘ Muddy gravel

ⓘ Muddy sand

ⓘ Mudstone

ⓘ Mugearite

ⓘ 'Muscovite granite'

ⓘ 'Muscovite schist'

ⓘ 'Muscovite-biotite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Muscovite-biotite granite'

ⓘ Mylonite

ⓘ 'NYF pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Nelsonite'

ⓘ Nepheline-syenite

ⓘ Nephelinite

ⓘ Nephrite

ⓘ 'Nickel laterite'

ⓘ 'Nordmarkite'

ⓘ Norite

ⓘ Obsidian

ⓘ 'Ocean island basalts'

ⓘ 'Olivine basalt'

ⓘ Olivine clinopyroxenite

ⓘ Olivine orthopyroxenite

ⓘ Olivine pyroxenite

ⓘ Olivine websterite

ⓘ Olivine-gabbro

ⓘ Olivine-norite

ⓘ 'Olivinite'

ⓘ Ooid-limestone

ⓘ 'Oolite'

ⓘ Ophicarbonate

ⓘ 'Ophite'

ⓘ 'Orbicular diorite'

ⓘ Orthogneiss

ⓘ Orthopyroxenite

ⓘ PMG pallasite meteorite

ⓘ Packstone

ⓘ Pantelleritic rhyolite

ⓘ Paragneiss

ⓘ Peat

ⓘ Pebbles

ⓘ 'Pebbly sandstone'

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic gabbro'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic granite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic nepheline syenite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic pyroxenite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic syenite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatoid'

ⓘ 'Pelitic hornfels'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline rhyolite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline syenite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline trachyte'

ⓘ Peridotite

ⓘ 'Perlite'

ⓘ Phonolite

ⓘ Phonolitic-tephrite

ⓘ 'Phoscorite'

ⓘ Phosphorite

ⓘ Phyllite

ⓘ Phyllonite

ⓘ Picrite

ⓘ 'Pillow lava'

ⓘ 'Pisolite'

ⓘ 'Plagiogranite'

ⓘ 'Polymictic conglomerate'

ⓘ Porcellanite

ⓘ 'Porphyrite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic andesite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic granite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic rhyolite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic syenite'

ⓘ 'Porphyroid'

ⓘ 'Porphyry'

ⓘ 'Potassium bentonite'

ⓘ Propylite

ⓘ 'Psammite'

ⓘ Pumice

ⓘ Pyroclastic-rock

ⓘ 'Pyroxene mafic-granulite'

ⓘ Pyroxene-peridotite

ⓘ Pyroxenite

ⓘ 'Quartz phyllite'

ⓘ 'Quartz porphyry'

ⓘ 'Quartz schist'

ⓘ Quartz-diorite

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar gneiss'

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ Quartz-gabbro

ⓘ 'Quartz-mica schist'

ⓘ Quartz-monzodiorite

ⓘ Quartz-monzonite

ⓘ 'Quartz-sericite phyllite'

ⓘ 'Quartz-sericite schist'

ⓘ Quartz-syenite

ⓘ Quartzite

ⓘ 'Quartzose sandstone'

ⓘ 'Radiolarian chert'

ⓘ 'Rapakivi granite'

ⓘ 'Red bed'

ⓘ Regolith

ⓘ 'Rhizolite'

ⓘ 'Rhombporphyry'

ⓘ Rhyodacite

ⓘ Rhyolite

ⓘ 'Rhyolitic crystal tuff'

ⓘ 'Rhyolitic tuff'

ⓘ Rhyolitoid

ⓘ 'Riebeckite granite'

ⓘ 'Rock flour'

ⓘ Rodingite

ⓘ 'S-type granite'

ⓘ Sand

ⓘ 'Sand-grade dolostone'

ⓘ 'Sand-grade phosphorite'

ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ 'Sandy loam'

ⓘ Sandy mud

ⓘ Saprolite

ⓘ Sapropelic-coal

ⓘ Sapropelite

ⓘ Schist

ⓘ Scoria

ⓘ Sediment

ⓘ Sedimentary breccia

ⓘ Sedimentary rock

ⓘ 'Sericite schist'

ⓘ Serpentine skarn

ⓘ Serpentinite

ⓘ Shale

ⓘ Shell-limestone

ⓘ Shoshonite

ⓘ 'Siderite carbonatite'

ⓘ 'Siliceous limestone'

ⓘ 'Siliceous sinter'

ⓘ Siliceous-rock

ⓘ Silicocarbonatite

ⓘ Siltstone

ⓘ Sinter

ⓘ Skarn

ⓘ Slag

ⓘ Slate

ⓘ Sodalitite

ⓘ 'Sodium-bearing Bentonite'

ⓘ Soil

ⓘ Spessartite (lamprophyre)

ⓘ Spilite

ⓘ 'Spinel harzburgite'

ⓘ 'Spinel lherzolite'

ⓘ 'Spotted slate'

ⓘ 'Staurolite-mica schist'

ⓘ 'Stockscheider'

ⓘ 'Stromatolite'

ⓘ 'Subarkose'

ⓘ Suevite

ⓘ Syenite

ⓘ Syenitoid

ⓘ Syenogranite

ⓘ 'Sylvinite'

ⓘ Søvite

ⓘ 'Talc schist'

ⓘ 'Tectonite'

ⓘ Tektite

ⓘ Tephrite

ⓘ Tephritic-phonolite

ⓘ 'Tholeiitic basalt'

ⓘ 'Thrombolite'

ⓘ 'Till'

ⓘ 'Tillite'

ⓘ 'Tinguaite'

ⓘ Tonalite

ⓘ 'Tonstein'

ⓘ 'Topaz granite'

ⓘ 'Tourmalinite'

ⓘ Trachyandesite

ⓘ Trachybasalt

ⓘ Trachydacite

ⓘ Trachyte

ⓘ 'Trachytic tuff'

ⓘ Travertine

ⓘ 'Tremolite Jade'

ⓘ 'Tremolitite'

ⓘ Troctolite

ⓘ 'Trondhjemite'

ⓘ Tuff

ⓘ Tuff-breccia

ⓘ Tuffaceous-breccia

ⓘ Tuffaceous-conglomerate

ⓘ Tuffaceous-sandstone

ⓘ Tuffaceous-siltstone

ⓘ Tuffite

ⓘ 'Two mica monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Uintahite'

ⓘ Ultracataclasite

ⓘ 'Ultramafic-rock'

ⓘ Ultramylonite

ⓘ 'Umptekite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped C3 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped IAB iron meteorite'

ⓘ 'Variolite'

ⓘ 'Vitric tuff'

ⓘ Volcanic ash

ⓘ Volcanic breccia

ⓘ 'Volcanic conglomerate'

ⓘ 'Volcanic rock'

ⓘ Volcaniclastic rock

ⓘ Volcaniclastic sediment

ⓘ Volcaniclastic-breccia

ⓘ Wacke

ⓘ Websterite

ⓘ Wehrlite

ⓘ Welded tuff

ⓘ 'Xiuyan Jade'

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
Wikidata ID:Q148
GeoNames ID:1814991

Localities in this Region

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