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Shaowu City, Nanping, Fujian, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Shaowu CityCity
NanpingPrefecture-level City
FujianProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Shaowu112,585 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
193263
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193263:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Chine
German:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, China
Italian:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Cina
Russian:
Шаоу, Наньпин, Фуцзянь, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
邵武市, 南平市, 福建省, 中国
Spanish:
Shàowŭ Shì, Nanping, Fujian, China
Arabic:
شاوو, نانبينغ, فوجيان, الصين
Bengali:
সাওউ, নানপিং, ফুচিয়েন, গণচীন
Danish:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Kina
Dutch:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, China
Farsi/Persian:
شاوو, نانپینگ, فوجیان, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Kiina
Gan:
邵武, 南平市, 福建, 中國
Greek:
Σάογου, Νανπίνγκ, Φουτσιάν, Κίνα
Gujarati:
શાઓવુ, નેન્પિંગ, ચીન
Hakka:
Tsàu-vú-sṳ, Nàm-phìn-sṳ, Fuk-kian, Chûng-fà
Hindi:
शओउ, नानपिंग, फ़ूज्यान, चीन
Indonesian:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Cina
Japanese:
邵武市, 南平市, 福建省, 中国
Kannada:
ಶೌವು, ನಾನ್ಪಿಂಗ್, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Shaowu, Nanping, China
Korean:
사오우시, 난핑시, 푸젠성, 중국
Latvian:
Šaovu, Nanpinga, Fudzjaņa, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Šaovu, Nanpingas, Fudzianas, Kinija
Malagasy:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Sina
Malay:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, China
Marathi:
शाओवू, नॅन्पिंग, फूच्यान, चीन
Min Dong Chinese:
Siêu-ū, Nàng-bìng, Hók-gióng, Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Siō-bú-chhī, Lâm-pêng-chhī, Hok-kiàn-séng, Tiong-hôa
Mirandese:
Shaowu, China
Norwegian:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Kina
Polish:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Chiny
Portuguese:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, China
Sinhalese:
ශෑඕවූ, නැන්පින්ග්, චීනය
Swedish:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Kina
Tamil:
ஷாவோவு, நன்பிங், புஜியான் மாகாணம், சீனா
Telugu:
షవోయూ, నాన్ పింగ్, చైనా
Thai:
เฉาหวู, หนานปิง, มณฑลฝูเจี้ยน, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
邵武, 南平, 福建, 中國
Turkish:
Showu, Nanping, Fujian, Çin
Ukrainian:
Шаову, Наньпін, Фуцзянь, Китай
Urdu:
شاؤوو, نانپنگ, فوجیان, چین
Vietnamese:
Thiệu Vũ, Nam Bình, Phúc Kiến, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Tsina
Welsh:
Shaowu, Nanping, Fujian, Tsieina
Western Punjabi:
شاؤوو, نانپینگ, فوجیان, چین
Wu Chinese:
邵武市, 南平市, 福建省, 中国


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

4 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences53
Youngest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Zhangping3174.1 - 163.5 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Lishan7201.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Jiaoking29228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Yonghsien14382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Smithiphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : Smithiphyllum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Pseudoatrypa
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Pseudoatrypa382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Conodonta
class
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Coniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Coniopteris174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hausmannia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Dipteridaceae : Hausmannia228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis228 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Foraminifera
phylum
Chromista : Foraminifera382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Czekanowskia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Czekanowskia201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ptilozamites
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Ptilozamites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Arberophyllum
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Leuthardtiaceae : Arberophyllum228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Clathropteris
genus
Clathropteris228 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites228 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Baiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera228 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Neocalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites228 - 163.5 Ma
Mesozoic
Marattiopsis
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Marattiaceae : Marattiopsis228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Todites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Anomozamites
genus
Anomozamites228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaowu
Wikidata ID:Q1025451

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

China
Eurasian Plate
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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