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Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
YingchengCity
XiaoganPrefecture
HubeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China
Anlu, Xiaogan, Hubei, China
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chengzhong265,886 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
64752
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64752:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Chine
German:
Yingcheng, Hubei, China
Italian:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Cina
Russian:
Инчэн, Хубэй, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
应城市, 湖北省, 中国
Spanish:
Yingcheng, Hubei, China
Arabic:
مدينة ينغتشينغ, خوبي, الصين
Bengali:
ইংছেং, হুপেই, গণচীন
Cebuano:
Yingcheng Shi, Hubei Sheng, Tsina
Danish:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Kina
Dutch:
Yingcheng, Hubei, China
Finnish:
Yingcheng City, Hubei, Kiina
Gan:
应城市, 湖北, 中國
Greek:
Γίνγκτσενγκ, Χουπέι, Κίνα
Gujarati:
યિંગચેંગ શહેર, હુબેઇ, ચીન
Hindi:
यिन्गचेंग सिटी, हूबेई, चीन
Indonesian:
Yingcheng City, Hubei, Cina
Japanese:
応城市, 湖北省, 中国
Kannada:
ಯಿಂಗ್ಚೆಂಗ್ ನಗರ, ಹುಬೈ, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Yingcheng, China
Korean:
잉청시, 후베이성, 중국
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Yingcheng, Çîn
Latvian:
Inšengo, Hubei, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Ingšengo miestas, Hubėjus, Kinija
Malagasy:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Sina
Malay:
Yingcheng City, Hubei, China
Marathi:
यिंगचेंग शहर, हूपै, चीन
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Èng-siâⁿ-chhī, Ô͘-pak-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Kina
Polish:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Chiny
Portuguese:
Yingcheng, Hubei, China
Serbian:
Јингченг, Хубеј, Кина
Sinhalese:
යින්ග්චෙන්ග් නගරය, හුබෙයි, චීනය
Swedish:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Kina
Tamil:
யிங்செங் நகரம், ஹுபேய் மாகாணம், சீனா
Telugu:
యిన్చెంగ్ నగరం, హుబే, చైనా
Thai:
หยิงเฉิง ซิตี้, มณฑลหูเป่ย์, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
應城, 湖北, 中國
Turkish:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Çin
Ukrainian:
Їнчен, Хубей, Китай
Urdu:
ینگچینگ, ہوبئی, چین
Vietnamese:
Ứng Thành, Hồ Bắc, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Yingcheng, Hubei, Tsina
Wu Chinese:
应城市, 湖北省, 中国


Gypsum and halite are mined in the area around Yingcheng.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yingcheng
Wikidata ID:Q1344777
GeoNames ID:1786639


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References

Wu Xiang and Zhengyu Bao (1999): The environment of gypsum and salt mines and measures taken to curb pollution in the Yingcheng area. Geology and Prospecting 35(3), 36-37, 45.
Chen, Jie, Liming Yin, Song Ren, Li Lin, and Jinyang Fang. (2015) "The Thermal Damage Properties of Mudstone, Gypsum and Rock Salt from Yingcheng, Hubei, China" Minerals 5, no. 1: 104-116. https://doi.org/10.3390/min5010104
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