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Bengbu, Anhui, Chinai
Regional Level Types
BengbuPrefecture
AnhuiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bengbu576,648 (2012)
Huaiyuan Chengguanzhen65,530 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
145642
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145642:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bengbu, Anhui, Chine
German:
Bengbu, Anhui, China
Italian:
Bengbu, Anhui, Cina
Russian:
Бэнбу, Аньхой, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
蚌埠市, 安徽省, 中国
Spanish:
Bengbu, Anhui, China
Afrikaans:
Bengbu, Anhui, Volksrepubliek van Sjina
Arabic:
بنغبو, آنهوي, الصين
Armenian:
Բենբու, Անհոյ, Չինաստան
Basque:
Bengbu, Anhui, Txina
Bengali:
বেংবু, আনহুই, গণচীন
Bulgarian:
Бънбу, Анхуей, Китайска народна република
Cebuano:
Bengbu Shi, Anhui Sheng, Tsina
Czech:
Peng-pu, An-chuej, Čína
Danish:
Bengbu, Anhui, Kina
Dutch:
Bengbu, Anhui, China
Esperanto:
Bengbu, Anhujo, Ĉinujo
Farsi/Persian:
بنگبو, آن‌هوئی, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Bengbu, Anhui, Kiina
Greek:
Μπένγκμπου, Ανχουέι, Κίνα
Gujarati:
બેંગ્બુ, ચીન
Hindi:
बेंगबु, अनहुइ, चीन
Indonesian:
Bengbu, Anhui, Cina
Japanese:
蚌埠市, 安徽省, 中国
Kannada:
ಚೆನ್ಗೆ, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Bengbu, Anhui, Tsina
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бэнбу, Аньхой, Қытай
Kikuyu:
Bengbu, China
Korean:
벙부시, 안후이성, 중국
Latvian:
Bengbu, Aņhui, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Bengbu, Anhujus, Kinija
Malagasy:
Bengbu, Anhui, Sina
Malay:
Bengbu, Anhui, China
Marathi:
बेंग्बु, आंह्वी, चीन
Min Dong Chinese:
Pâung-buô, Ăng-hŭi, Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pāng-pō-chhī, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Bengbu, Anhui, Kina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bengbu, Anhui, Kina
Polish:
Bengbu, Anhui, Chiny
Portuguese:
Bengbu, Anhui, China
Serbian:
Бенгбу, Анхуеј, Кина
Sinhalese:
බෙන්ග්බු, චීනය
Swedish:
Bengbu, Anhui, Kina
Tagalog:
Bengbu, Anhui, Tsina
Tamil:
பேங்பூ, அன்ஹுயி மாகாணம், சீனா
Telugu:
బెంగుబు, చైనా
Thai:
เปิ้งปู, มณฑลอานฮุย, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
蚌埠, 安徽, 中國
Turkish:
Bengbu, Anhui, Çin
Ukrainian:
Бенбу, Аньхой, Китай
Urdu:
بینگبو, انہوئی, چین
Uyghur:
بېڭبۇ شەھىر, ئەنخۇي ئۆلكىسى, جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Vietnamese:
Bạng Phụ, An Huy, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Bengbu, Anhui, Tsina
Welsh:
Bengbu, Anhui, Tsieina
Wu Chinese:
蚌埠市, 安徽省, 中国


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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed635 Ma (Neoproterozoic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Feishui - Jiuliqiao4635 - 541 Ma (Neoproterozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pararenicola
genus
Animalia : Problematica : Pararenicola635 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Protoarenicola
genus
Animalia : Problematica : Protoarenicola635 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Chuaria
genus
Chuaria635 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Chaohusaurus geishanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Grippiidae : Chaohusaurus : Chaohusaurus geishanensis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengbu
Wikidata ID:Q360069
GeoNames ID:1816440

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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