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Vientiane Prefecture, Laosi
Regional Level Types
Vientiane PrefecturePrefecture
LaosCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vientiane196,731 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
224410
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224410:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Préfecture de Vientiane, Laos
German:
Präfektur Vientiane, Laos
Italian:
Prefettura di Vientiane, Laos
Russian:
Вьентьян, Лаос
Spanish:
Prefectura de Vientián, Laos
Arabic:
مقاطعة فيينتيان, لاوس
Cebuano:
Vientiane Prefecture
Croatian:
Vientiane
Dutch:
Vientiane, Laos
Esperanto:
Prefektlando Vjentiano
Farsi/Persian:
منطقه وینتیان, لائوس
Hindi:
व्यिंचन प्रशासितक्षेत्र, लाओस
Hungarian:
Vientián prefektúra, Laosz
Indonesian:
Prefektur Vientiane, Laos
Japanese:
ヴィエンチャン都, ラオス
Korean:
비엔티안 도, 라오스
Lao:
ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ
Lithuanian:
Vientiano prefektūra, Laosas
Malay:
Prefektur Vientiane
Mongolian:
Вьентьян тойрог
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Viengchan-prefekturet
Polish:
Prefektura Wientian, Laos
Portuguese:
Vientiane, Laos
Thai:
นครหลวงเวียงจันทน์, สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาว
Urdu:
وینتیان پریفیکچر
Waray:
Vientiane


Includes the capital Vientiane.

Not to be confused with the Vientiane Province.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed423 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed427 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Schistes de Ban Hom2427.4 - 423 Ma (Silurian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dysodonta deprati
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Antactinodiontidae : Dysodonta : Dysodonta deprati427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Joleaudella mansuyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Joleaudella : Joleaudella mansuyi427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane_Prefecture
Wikidata ID:Q390377
GeoNames ID:1904618

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