Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Geumsil Mine, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Oldest recorded age at locality: 112
Youngest recorded age at locality: 106

mindat Locality ID: 194544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Geumsil Mine, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South Korea": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteMicaNickeline
NonePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11210602793
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211210603092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11210609052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112106027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112106027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11210608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112106024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu112106030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4112106014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2112106017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1121060716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS311210601425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112106039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811210609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112106061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11210601711
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11210606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11210605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS112106021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41121060668
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311210605317


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-00028a112106109±3Rb-Sr    Yes  194542Dangdu Mine, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South KoreaDangdu mineShin & Lee (2003)10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00064-6JAES22_227 

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