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Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan i
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Daxi district District
Taoyuan City Municipality
Taiwan Disputed Territory

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Daxi district	District
Taoyuan City	Municipality
Taiwan	Disputed Territory

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Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Pseudobrookite

Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Neighbouring regions:

Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Type:

District

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Daxi	84,549 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

439285

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:439285:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Daxi, Taoyuan, Taïwan

German:

Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Italian:

Distretto di Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Russian:

Даци, Таоюань, Тайвань

Simplified Chinese:

大溪區, 桃園市, 臺灣

Cebuano:

Daxi Zhen, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Hakka:

Thai-hâi-khî, Thò-yèn-sṳ, 臺灣

Japanese:

大渓区, 桃園市, 台湾

Korean:

다시구, 타오위안시, 타이완성

Lithuanian:

Dasi, Taojuanas, Taivanas

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Tāi-khe-tìn, Thô-hn̂g-koān, Tâi-oân

Traditional Chinese:

大溪區, 桃園縣, 臺灣

Vietnamese:

Đại Khê, Đào Viên, Đài Loan

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ⓘ 'Aphanite'

ⓘ Basalt

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Glass'

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Chen, P.Y., Liu, T.C., and Huang, E. (2003) Minerals of Taiwan., Central Geological Survey of Taiwan, Geological Series of Taiwan No.14, pp. 72.

Ko-Chun Huang CollectionIdentified by Ko-Chun Huang: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Hematite var. Titanohematite

Formula: (Fe,Ti)₂O₃

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Chen, P.Y., Liu, T.C., and Huang, E. (2003) Minerals of Taiwan., Central Geological Survey of Taiwan, Geological Series of Taiwan No.14, pp. 72.

Ko-Chun Huang CollectionIdentified by Ko-Chun Huang: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Chen, P.Y., Liu, T.C., and Huang, E. (2003) Minerals of Taiwan., Central Geological Survey of Taiwan, Geological Series of Taiwan No.14, pp. 72.

Ko-Chun Huang CollectionIdentified by Ko-Chun Huang: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

ⓘ Leucite

Formula: K(AlSi₂O₆)

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

References:

Wen-Shing Juang (1993) Diversity and Origin of Quarternary basaltic magma series in Northern Taiwan. Bulletin of National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 4, 125-166.

ⓘ Pseudobrookite

Formula: Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅

Locality: Tsaolingshan volcano, Daxi district, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Description: Occur as small prismatic or acicular crystals within pores or vesicles of the lava.

References:

Chen, P.Y., Liu, T.C., and Huang, E. (2003) Minerals of Taiwan., Central Geological Survey of Taiwan, Geological Series of Taiwan No.14, pp. 72.

Ko-Chun Huang CollectionIdentified by Ko-Chun Huang: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Hematite var. Titanohematite	4.CB.05	(Fe,Ti)₂O₃
ⓘ	Pseudobrookite	4.CB.15	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺O₅
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Leucite	9.GB.05	K(AlSi₂O₆)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pseudobrookite	Fe₂³⁺Ti⁴⁺O₅
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Hematite var. Titanohematite	(Fe,Ti)₂O₃
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Leucite	K(AlSi₂O₆)
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Pseudobrookite	Fe₂³⁺Ti⁴⁺O₅
Ti	ⓘ Hematite var. Titanohematite	(Fe,Ti)₂O₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pseudobrookite	Fe₂³⁺Ti⁴⁺O₅
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Hematite var. Titanohematite	(Fe,Ti)₂O₃

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

23.0 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Erijou	1	7.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Mysticeti suborder	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rhinoceros genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Rhinoceros*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daxi_District
Wikidata ID:	Q706455
GeoNames ID:	1668467

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