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Wenshui County, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Wenshui CountyCounty
LüliangPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Fenyang, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Jiaocheng County, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Type:
County
Mindat Locality ID:
228456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228456:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Xian de Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chine
German:
Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Italian:
Contea di Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, Cina
Russian:
Вэньшуй, Люйлян, Шаньси, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
文水县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国
Cebuano:
Wenshui Xian, Lüliang , Shanxi Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان ونشوی, لولیانگ, شانشی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
文水县, 吕梁市, 山西, 中國
Japanese:
文水県, 呂梁市, 山西省, 中国
Korean:
원수이현, 뤼량시, 산시성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bûn-súi-koān, Lī-liông-chhī, Soaⁿ-sai-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Swedish:
Wenshui, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
文水, 呂梁, 山西, 中國
Urdu:
وینشوی کاؤنٹی, لولیانگ, شنسی, چین
Vietnamese:
Văn Thủy, Lữ Lương, Sơn Tây, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
文水县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国


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Mineral List

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SeSelenium
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
PbLead
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Yehli - Upper2485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Koraipsis
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Koraipsis485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Peltabellia lata
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Peltabellia : Peltabellia lata485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenshui_County
Wikidata ID:Q1197430
GeoNames ID:1791419

Localities in this Region

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