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Fangshansi, Fangshan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwani
Regional Level Types
FangshansiExposure
Fangshan TownshipTownship
Pingtung CountyCounty
TaiwanDisputed Territory

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 16' 39'' North , 120° 43' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
22.27751,120.71823
GeoHash:
G#: wevyep2rf
GRN:
N15E80
Type:
Exposure - last checked 2023
Deposit first discovered:
1905
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hengchun31,288 (2017)30.5km
Donggang48,100 (2018)34.6km
Kaohsiung1,519,711 (2017)56.1km
Taitung City109,584 (2017)69.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
433774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433774:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fangshansi is a westward flowing river runs through Miocene sediments of Mutan Formation and partly Lushan Formation. Within sandstones some skeletal quartz were found.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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References

Okamoto, Yohachiro (1905) Quartz Crystals With Liquid Inclusions From Taiwan (Japanese). The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan; Vol.12, No.139, pp135
Li, Yu-Ho., Chen, Hui-Feng., and Fang, Jiann-Neng (2000) Probing the Quartz Morphology and Occurrence in Southwest Central Mountain Range, Pingtung. Taiwan Mining Industry. Vol. 62, No. 3., pp 21-34
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