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Menglian County, Pu'er, Yunnan, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Menglian CountyCounty
Pu'erPrefecture-level City
YunnanProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Lancang County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Pangsang Township (Panghsang Township), Matman District, Shan State, Myanmar
Ximeng County, Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
225636
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225636:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va Autonomous County
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian autonome dai, Pu'er, Yunnan, Chine
German:
Menglian, Pu’er, Yunnan, China
Italian:
Contea autonoma dai, Pu'er, Yunnan, Cina
Simplified Chinese:
孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县, 普洱市, 云南省, 中国
Cebuano:
Menglian Daizu Lahuzu Vazu Zizhixian, Simao Qu, Yunnan Sheng, Tsina
Gan:
孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县, 普洱市, 雲南, 中國
Japanese:
孟連タイ族ラフ族ワ族自治県, 普ジ市, 雲南省, 中国
Korean:
멍롄 다이족 라후족 와족 자치현, 푸얼시, 윈난성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bēng-liân Tāi-cho̍k Lá-hō͘-cho̍k Va-cho̍k Chū-tī-koān, Phó͘-jī-chhī, Hûn-lâm-séng, Tiong-hôa
Swedish:
Menglian, Pu'er, Yunnan, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
孟連, 普洱市, 雲南, 中國
Urdu:
مینگلیان دائی، لاہو اور وا خود مختار کاؤنٹی, پیئیر شہر, یوننان, چین
Vietnamese:
Mạnh Liên, Phổ Nhĩ, Vân Nam, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县, 普洱市, 云南省, 中国


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Laba17254.17 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Lalei4410.8 - 407.6 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Albaillella
genus		Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Albaillellidae : Albaillella259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Follicucullus
genus		Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Follicucullidae : Follicucullus259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Neoalbaillella
genus		Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Albaillellidae : Neoalbaillella259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Porifera
phylum		Animalia : Porifera259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Linograptus
genus		Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Linograptus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Monograptus
genus		Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : Monograptus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Albaillella levis
species		Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Albaillellidae : Albaillella : Albaillella levis254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Albaillella triangularis
species		Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Albaillellidae : Albaillella : Albaillella triangularis259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menglian_Dai,_Lahu_and_Va_Autonomous_County
Wikidata ID:Q1153238
GeoNames ID:1280572

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