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Pingshan District, Benxi, Liaoning, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Pingshan DistrictDistrict
BenxiPrefecture-level City
LiaoningProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Benxi987,717 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
230815
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230815:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
平山区, 本溪市, 辽宁省, 中国


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2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Oldest Fossil Listed516 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jianchang3125 - 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Changshan1498.5 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Tangshi1513 - 505 Ma (Cambrian)
Maochuang2513 - 505 Ma (Cambrian)
Mantou11516 - 513 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hyolithes
genus
Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Helcionella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionelloida : Helcionellida : Helcionellidae : Helcionella516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Pseudagnostus benxiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Pseudagnostus : Pseudagnostus benxiensis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Peronopsis taitzuhoensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Peronopsidae : Peronopsis : Peronopsis taitzuhoensis513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) murakamii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia : Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) murakamii516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia : Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) chinensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Palaeolenidae : Megapalaeolenus : Megapalaeolenus fengyangensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) houdapoensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Palaeolenidae : Megapalaeolenus : Megapalaeolenus (Latipalaeolenus) houdapoensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia jianchangensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia : Redlichia jianchangensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia tumida
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia : Redlichia tumida516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) qiaotouensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Redlichiidae : Redlichia : Redlichia (Pteroredlichia) qiaotouensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Qiaotouaspis qiaotouensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Qiaotouaspis : Qiaotouaspis qiaotouensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Yaojiayuella liaoningensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Yaojiayuella : Yaojiayuella liaoningensis513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Pachyaspis benxiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Pachyaspis : Pachyaspis benxiensis513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Eoptychoparia benxiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Eoptychoparia : Eoptychoparia benxiensis516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
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