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Ningbo, Zhejiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
NingboPrefecture
ZhejiangProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ningbo3,491,597 (2014)
Yuyao114,177 (2018)
Fenghua76,653 (2012)
Ninghai68,330 (2012)
Zhaobaoshan61,979 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
156608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156608:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Chine
German:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Italian:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Cina
Russian:
Нинбо, Чжэцзян, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
宁波市, 浙江省, 中国
Spanish:
Ningbó, Zhejiang, China
Afrikaans:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Volksrepubliek van Sjina
Arabic:
نينغبو, تشيجيانغ, الصين
Armenian:
Նինբո, Չժեցզյան, Չինաստան
Asturian:
Ningbó, Zhejiang, China
Azeri:
Ninbo, Çjetszyan, Çin
Basque:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Txina
Belarusian:
Нінбо, Чжэцзян, Кітай
Bengali:
নিংবো, চচিয়াং, গণচীন
Breton:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Sina
Bulgarian:
Нинбо, Джъдзян, Китайска народна република
Catalan:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Xina
Cebuano:
Ningbo , Zhejiang Sheng, Tsina
Chechen:
Нинбо, Чжэцзян, Цийн-мохк
Classical Chinese:
寧波市, 浙江省, 中國
Czech:
Ning-po, Če-ťiang, Čína
Danish:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Kina
Dutch:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Esperanto:
Ningbo, Ĝeĝjango, Ĉinujo
Estonian:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Hiina
Farsi/Persian:
نانگبو, چجیانگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Kiina
Gan:
宁波市, 浙江, 中國
Georgian:
ნინბო, ჯეძიანი, ჩინეთი
Greek:
Νινγκμπό, Τσετσιάνγκ, Κίνα
Gujarati:
નિંગ્બો, ઝેજીઆંગ, ચીન
Hakka:
Nèn-pô-sṳ, Tset-kông-sén, Chûng-fà
Hebrew:
נינגבו, ג'ג'יאנג, סין
Hindi:
निंग्बो, झेजियांग, चीन
Hungarian:
Ningbo, Csöcsiang, Kína
Indonesian:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Cina
Japanese:
寧波市, 浙江省, 中国
Kannada:
ನಿಂಗ್ಬೊ, ಝೆಜಿಯಾಂಗ್, ಚೀನಿ
Kikuyu:
Ningbo, China
Korean:
닝보시, 저장성, 중국
Latvian:
Ningbo, Džedzjana, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Ningbo, Džedziangas, Kinija
Macedonian:
Нингбо, Џеѓанг, Кина
Malagasy:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Sina
Malay:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Marathi:
निंगबो, च-च्यांग, चीन
Min Dong Chinese:
Nìng-pŏ̤, Ciék-gŏng, Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lêng-pho-chhī, hiat-kang-séng, Tiong-hôa
Mongolian:
Нинбо, Жөжян, Хятад
Norwegian:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Kina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Kina
Occitan:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Polish:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Chiny
Portuguese:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Scots:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Cheenae
Serbian:
Нингбо, Џеђанг, Кина
Sinhalese:
නින්ග්බෝ, සෙජියාන්ග්, චීනය
Slovenian:
Ningbo, Žedžiang, Kitajska
Swedish:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Kina
Tagalog:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Tsina
Tamil:
நிங்போ, செஜியாங் மாகாணம், சீனா
Telugu:
నింగ్బో, జీజంగ్, చైనా
Thai:
หนิงปัว, มณฑลเจ้อเจียง, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
寧波, 浙江, 中國
Turkish:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Çin
Ukrainian:
Нінбо, Чжецзян, Китай
Urdu:
ننگبو, ژجیانگ, چین
Uyghur:
نىڭبو شەھىرى, جېجياڭ ئۆلكىسى, جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Vietnamese:
Ninh Ba, Chiết Giang, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Tsina
Welsh:
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Tsieina
Western Punjabi:
ننگبو, زیزیانگ, چین
Wu Chinese:
宁波市, 浙江省, 中国
Yakut:
Нинбо, Чжэцзян, Кытай


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Glass'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Plessite'
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
'Zeolite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
'Plessite'-
'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Azolla
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Salviniaceae : Azolla0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningbo
Wikidata ID:Q42780
GeoNames ID:1799397

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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