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Geological Formation

Matsu Islands

Structural and Tectonic Formations

The Matsu Islands are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea, lying alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China. The archipelago forms Lienchiang County, the smallest county by area and population in the Taiwan Area, and is also part of the nominal Fuchien Province administered by the Republic of China. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Cretaceous, Eras
Source Matsu Islands (Wikipedia)
Diabase, Materials
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Granite, Materials
Source Matsu Islands (Wikipedia)
Jurassic, Eras
Source Matsu Islands (Wikipedia)

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Matsu Islands
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Found In

China

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Source Matsu Islands (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Matsu Islands (UK: or US: ) are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea.
Taiwan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Matsu Islands
Sources
Matsu Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Matsu Islands (UK: or US: ) are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea.
  • Associated With: Jurassic, Article text, age Jurassic
    The islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive (emplaced ≈160 Ma, ≈130 Ma and ≈94 Ma) granite and diabase.
  • Associated With: Cretaceous, Article text, age Cretaceous
    The islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive (emplaced ≈160 Ma, ≈130 Ma and ≈94 Ma) granite and diabase.
  • Associated With: Granite, Article text, rock Granite
    The islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive (emplaced ≈160 Ma, ≈130 Ma and ≈94 Ma) granite and diabase.
  • Associated With: Diabase, Article text, rock Diabase
    The islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive (emplaced ≈160 Ma, ≈130 Ma and ≈94 Ma) granite and diabase.
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Wikidata: Matsu Islands
Wikidata Q609255, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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