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Ban Chong Tin Mine No. 1,
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 4.75,101.117 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Perak, Malaysia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Malaysia Tin Mine, Kanthan | Thomas H. D., Scrutton C. T. (1966) | Middle-Upper Silurian rather than Lower Devonian | "limestone" | 433.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic | |
Ban Chong Tin Mine No. 1, Kanthan | Thomas H. D., Scrutton C. T. (1966) | Middle Caradoc-Lower Ashgill | "limestone" | 460.9 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Favosites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites | 433.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic |
Quepora sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Quepora | 460.9 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic |
Heliolites barrandei species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Heliolitidae : Heliolites : Heliolites barrandei | 433.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Thomas H. D., Scrutton C. T. (1966) Palaeozoic corals from Perak, Malaya, Malaysia, Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources 10 2, 164-171 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!