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Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japani
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Kitakyushu CityCity
Fukuoka PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kitakyushu997,536 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
186166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:186166:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japon
German:
Kitakyūshū, Präfektur Fukuoka, Japan
Italian:
Kitakyūshū, prefettura di Fukuoka, Giappone
Japanese:
北九州市, 福岡県, 日本
Russian:
Китакюсю, Фукуока, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
北九州市, 福冈县, 日本
Spanish:
Kitakyūshū, prefectura de Fukuoka, Japón
Afrikaans:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefektuur, Japan
Arabic:
كيتاكيوشو, فوكوكا, اليابان
Armenian:
Կիտակյուսյու, Ֆուկուոկա, Ճապոնիա
Aromanian:
Kitakyūshū, Japonia
Azeri:
Kitakyüşü, Fukuoka, Yaponiya
Bashkir:
Китакюсю, Фукуока , Япония
Basque:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japonia
Belarusian:
Кітакюсю, прэфектура Фукуока, Японія
Bengali:
কিতাকিয়ুশু, ফুকুওকা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Breton:
Kitakyushu, Japan
Bulgarian:
Китакюшу, Фукуока, Япония
Catalan:
Kitakyushu, Prefectura de Fukuoka, Japó
Cebuano:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
北九州市, 福岡縣, 日本
Croatian:
Kitakjušu, Fukuoka, Japan
Czech:
Kitakjúšú, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonsko
Danish:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Esperanto:
Kitakjuŝu, Gubernio Fukuoka, Japanio
Estonian:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka prefektuur, Jaapan
Faroese:
Kitakyūshū, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
کیتاکیوشو، فوکوئوکا, استان فوکوئوکا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuokan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kitakyūshū, Prefectura de Fukuoka, Xapón
Greek:
Κιτακυούσου, Φουκουόκα, Ιαπωνία
Greenlandic:
Kitakyūshū, Japani
Gujarati:
કીટાક્યુશુ, ફુકુઓકા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hakka:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka-yen, Ngi̍t-pún
Hebrew:
קיטקיושו, פוקואוקה, יפן
Hindi:
कीटाक्यूशू, फुकुओका प्रान्त, जापान
Hungarian:
Kitakjúsú, Fukuoka prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Kitakyūshū, Prefektur Fukuoka, Jepang
Irish Gaelic:
Kitakyushu, Maoracht Fukuoka, An tSeapáin
Kannada:
ಕಿಟಕುಶು, ಫುಕುಕಾಕಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Kikuyu:
Kitakyushu, Japan
Korean:
기타큐슈시, 후쿠오카현, 일본
Kyrgyz:
Китакюшю, Япония
Latvian:
Kitakjusju, Fukuokas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kitakiūšiū, Fukuokos prefektūra, Japonija
Malagasy:
Kitakyushu, Japana
Malay:
Kitakyūshū, Wilayah Fukuoka, Jepun
Marathi:
कीटकयुशु, फुकुओका, जपान
Mazanderani:
کیتاکیوشو، فوکوئوکا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pak-kiú-chiu-chhī, Hukuoka-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Mongolian:
Китакюшю, Япон
Norwegian:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Kitakyūshū, Japan
Polish:
Kitakyūshū, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonia
Portuguese:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka , Japão
Quechua:
Kitakyūshū, Nihun
Romanian:
Kitakyūshū, Prefectura Fukuoka, Japonia
Scots:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefectur, Japan
Serbian:
Китакјушу, Фукуока, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kitakjušu, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japan
Sinhalese:
කිටාකයුෂු, ෆුකෝකා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovak:
Kitakjúšú, Fukuoka, Japonsko
Slovenian:
Kitakyūshū, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
کیتاکیوشو، فوکوئوکا, فوکوئوکا اوستانی, ژاپون
Sundanese:
Kitakyushu, Préféktur Fukuoka, Jepang
Swedish:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Kitakyūshū, Prepektura ng Fukuoka, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Китакюшу, Префектураи Фукуока, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கிடாகியுஷு, பிக்குஒக்கா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Tatar:
Китакүчү, Япония
Telugu:
కిటిక్యూశు, ఫుకువోకా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คิตะกีวชู, จังหวัดฟูกูโอกะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
北九州市, 福岡縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Kitakyushu, Japan
Turkish:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Кітакюсю, Префектура Фукуока, Японія
Urdu:
کیتاکیوشو, فوکوکا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kitakyusyu, Yaponiya
Vietnamese:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Hapon
Welsh:
Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan
Western Punjabi:
کیتاکیوشو, ضلع فوکوکا, جپان
Wu Chinese:
北九州市, 日本


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Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aleksite
Formula: PbBi2Te2S2
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Aleksite2.GC.40aPbBi2Te2S2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
AlAluminium
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SSulfur
S AleksitePbBi2Te2S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
TeTellurium
Te AleksitePbBi2Te2S2
PbLead
Pb AleksitePbBi2Te2S2
BiBismuth
Bi AleksitePbBi2Te2S2

Fossils

There are 17 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.

Occurrences77
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 13 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hexanchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Hexanchus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Squalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Squalus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Squatina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squatiniformes : Squatinidae : Squatina33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Heterodontus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Heterodontiformes : Heterodontidae : Heterodontus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Cetorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae : Cetorhinus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Odontaspis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Carcharhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Galeocerdo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Negaprion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Negaprion33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia132.9 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aetiocetus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Aetiocetidae : Aetiocetus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Squalodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae : Squalodon28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Trionyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda145 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ceratopsia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ceratopsia145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pelagornithidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelagornithidae28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Squalodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mysticeti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Aetiocetidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Aetiocetidae28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Amynodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Amynodontidae : Amynodon28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Neoceratopsia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Neoceratopsia132.9 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudines
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Metasqualodon symmetricus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Metasqualodon : Metasqualodon symmetricus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Viviparus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae : Viviparus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Galeorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Galeorhinus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Trigonioides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonioididae : Trigonioides145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nakamuranaia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nakamuranaia145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Diplomystus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Copepteryx hexeris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Plotopteridae : Copepteryx : Copepteryx hexeris28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Copepteryx titan
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Plotopteridae : Copepteryx : Copepteryx titan28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Nipponamia satoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Nipponamia : Nipponamia satoi145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Brotiopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thiaridae : Brotiopsis145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minohellenus macrocheilus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Camptandriidae : Minohellenus : Minohellenus macrocheilus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Yamatocetus canaliculatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eomysticetidae : Yamatocetus : Yamatocetus canaliculatus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Diplomystus primotinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus : Diplomystus primotinus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diplomystus kokuraensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus : Diplomystus kokuraensis145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lepidotes macropterus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes : Lepidotes macropterus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chuhsiungichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Chuhsiungichthys145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Chuhsiungichthys : Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Yungkangichthys macrodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Yungkangichthys : Yungkangichthys macrodon145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys toriyamai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys : Aokiichthys toriyamai145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys changae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys : Aokiichthys changae145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys otai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys : Aokiichthys otai145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys uyenoi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys : Aokiichthys uyenoi145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aokiichthys praedorsalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Lycopteridae : Aokiichthys : Aokiichthys praedorsalis145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wakinoichthys aokii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Wakinoichthiidae : Wakinoichthys : Wakinoichthys aokii145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wakinoichthys robustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Wakinoichthiidae : Wakinoichthys : Wakinoichthys robustus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diplomystus altisomus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Ellimmichthyidae : Diplomystus : Diplomystus altisomus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paraleptolepis kikuchii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Leptolepidiformes : Leptolepididae : Longileptolepis : Paraleptolepis kikuchii145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paraleptolepis elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Leptolepidiformes : Leptolepididae : Longileptolepis : Paraleptolepis elegans145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Isurus desori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus desori33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Indotestudo takasago
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Indotestudo : Indotestudo takasago28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Plicatounio naktongensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Plicatounio : Plicatounio naktongensis145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Echinodiscus chikuzenensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Astriclypeidae : Echinodiscus : Echinodiscus chikuzenensis33.9 - 5.333 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 17 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakyushu
Wikidata ID:Q188806
GeoNames ID:1859306

Localities in this Region

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate

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