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Shantou, Guangdong, Chinai
Regional Level Types
ShantouPrefecture-level City
GuangdongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Shantou salt works 1994

Shantou, Guangdong, China
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Shantou5,329,024 (2018)
Chenghua152,453 (2012)
Haimen125,427 (2012)
Other Languages:
French:
Shantou, Guangdong, Chine
German:
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Italian:
Shantou, Guangdong, Cina
Russian:
Шаньтоу, Гуандун, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
汕头市, 广东省, 中国
Spanish:
Shantou, Provincia de Cantón, China
Afrikaans:
Sjantou, Guangdong, Volksrepubliek van Sjina
Arabic:
شانتو, غوانغدونغ, الصين
Asturian:
Shantou, Provincia de Cantón, China
Basque:
Shantou, Guangdong, Txina
Bengali:
সানতু, কুয়াংতুং, গণচীন
Breton:
Shantou, Guangdong, Sina
Bulgarian:
Шантоу, Гуандун, Китайска народна република
Catalan:
Shantou, Guangdong, Xina
Czech:
Šan-tchou, Kuang-tung, Čína
Danish:
Shantou, Guangdong, Kina
Dutch:
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Esperanto:
Ŝantoŭo, Gŭangdongo, Ĉinujo
Estonian:
Shantou Shi, Guangdong, Hiina
Farsi/Persian:
شانتو, گوانگ‌دونگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Shantou, Guangdong, Kiina
Galician:
Shantou, China
Gan:
汕头市, 廣東, 中國
Greek:
Σαντόου, Κουανγκτούνγκ, Κίνα
Gujarati:
શાન્તૌ, ચીન
Hakka:
Sân-thèu-sṳ, Kóng-tûng, Chûng-fà
Hebrew:
שנטאו, גואנגדונג, סין
Hindi:
शांतोऊ, गुआंगदोंग, चीन
Hungarian:
Santou, Kuangtung, Kína
Indonesian:
Shantou, Guangdong, Cina
Japanese:
汕頭市, 広東省, 中国
Kannada:
ಶಾಂಟೋ, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Shantou, Guangdong, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Shantou, China
Korean:
산터우시, 광둥성, 중국
Latvian:
Šantou, Guanduna, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Šantou, Guangdongas, Kinija
Malagasy:
Shantou, Guangdong, Sina
Malay:
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Marathi:
शांतोय, क्वांगतोंग, चीन
Min Dong Chinese:
Sáng-tàu, Guōng-dĕ̤ng, Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Soaⁿ-thâu-chhī, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Shantou, Guangdong, Kina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Shantou, Guangdong, Kina
Occitan:
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Polish:
Shantou, Guangdong, Chiny
Portuguese:
Shantou, Cantão, China
Scots:
Shantou, Guangdong, Cheenae
Serbian:
Шантоу, Гуангдунг, Кина
Sinhalese:
ෂැන්ටොඋ, චීනය
Slovenian:
Šantou, Kitajska
Swahili:
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Swedish:
Shantou, Guangdong, Kina
Tagalog:
Shantou, Guangdong, Tsina
Tamil:
ஷான்டோவு, குவாங்டொங், சீனா
Telugu:
శాంటౌ, చైనా
Thai:
ซัวเถา, มณฑลกวางตุ้ง, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
汕頭, 廣東, 中國
Turkish:
Shantou, Guangdong, Çin
Ukrainian:
Шаньтоу, Гуандун, Китай
Urdu:
شانتو, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Uyghur:
شەنتۇ شەھىرى, گۇئاڭدوڭ ئۆلكىسى, جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Vietnamese:
Sán Đầu, Quảng Đông, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Shantou, Guangdong, Tsina
Welsh:
Shantou, Guangdong, Tsieina
Western Punjabi:
شانتوؤ, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Wu Chinese:
汕头, 广东省, 中国


Shantou is a good size industrial city not far up the coast from Hong Kong. They have a salt works there producing halite from evaporating sea water. Several big stone companies have their lapidary factories located here as well.
[Rock Currier 2011]

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: In Collection of Martin Slama
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Reference: In Collection of Martin Slama
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: Rock Currier
'Mica Group'
Reference: In Collection of Martin Slama

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Aquamarine9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
AlAluminium
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - 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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed122 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Jehol - Yixian1125 - 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bolong yixianensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontidae : Bolong : Bolong yixianensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantou
Wikidata ID:Q59100
GeoNames ID:6301364

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