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Locality Name:
Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Oldest recorded age at locality: 112
Youngest recorded age at locality: 80

mindat Locality ID: 28867
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28867.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South Korea": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Angseong-myeon
Boksu Mine
Choson Mine
Daehyun Mine
Dangdu Mine
Geumsil Mine
Joongwon-gun
Keumseong Mine
Sonman Mine
Useok Mine
Wolak Mine (Weolag Mine)

Latitude: 36°59'0"N
Longitude: 127°57'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.983333333333,127.96611111111
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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K La Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBeryl
CalciteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteFornaciteGadoliniteGarnetKobelliteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteZircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite-(Nd)  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Y)  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Polybasite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Talc  (*)
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Tin  (*)Titanite  (*)
Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)Winchite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1121063107486,107488,1074912793
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6112106110749143
Aeschynite-(Nd)  (*)Aeschynite(Nd,Ln,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)611210611074917
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61121061107491141
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1121061107491706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311210611074911534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21121062107486,1074883092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1121064107484,107486,107488,1074949052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)112106110749111547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1121061107491304
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)BastnäsiteLa(CO3)F112106110749130
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)BastnäsiteY(CO3)F112106110749110
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)284801107483606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18848011074834286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi10910311074951966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3109802107483,1074951935
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1121061107491115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112808107483,107484,107486,107487,107488,107491,107494,10749527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2112802107483,1074915171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2112106110749194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112804107483,107486,107488,10749527198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2112106110749189
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811210611074911756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61121061107491518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61121061107491289
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2109802107483,1074959895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21121061107491160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1121064107486,107487,107488,1074918173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)84801107483551
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41121061107491196
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)112106110749128
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2112106110749157
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6112106110749183
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11210611074912740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2112805107483,107484,107491,107494,1074959617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)21121061107491163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112805107483,107486,107488,107491,10749524243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S484801107483192
Gold  (*)CopperAu1121063107486,107488,10749130554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311210611074911544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61121061107491741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112106110749114640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1121061107491469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41121063107486,107488,10749114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28480110748312537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2112804107483,107484,107494,1074955800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1121061107491945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2112803107483,107486,10748817380
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6112106110749117
Nioboaeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,REE,Ca,Th,Fe)(Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)611210611074916
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)848011074832349
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21121061107491112
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1121062107486,107488716
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61121061107491121
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31121062107486,1074881425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112807107483,107484,107486,107488,107491,107494,10749539462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31121061107491244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8112804107483,107486,107488,1074959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112808107483,107484,107486,107487,107488,107491,107494,10749561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1121064107484,107486,107488,1074941711
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3112106110749115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211210611074915614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)112804107483,107484,107494,1074954894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)112804107483,107486,107488,1074956417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1121063107486,107488,1074915186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS112805107483,107486,107487,107488,10749521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41121062107486,107488668
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1121061107491232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F112106110749155
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21121062107485,1074933337
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6112106110749199
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131121062107486,1074885317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11210611074911006
Tin  (*)NoneSn112106110749163
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11210611074914899
Törnebohmite-(Ce)  (*)FornaciteCe2Al(SiO4)2(OH)112106110749123
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2112106110749151
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11210611074915251


3 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
Jen_0001457848082 ± 2 age of associated magmatismscheelite   Scheelite  2235Tae Hwa Mine (Taehwa Mine; Dae Hwa Mine; Taewha Mine; Tong Wha Mine; Tae Wha Mine), Neungam-ri (Neung Am-ri; Noungam-ri), Angseong-myeon, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South KoreaDae HwaPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 
Mo-00028a112106109±3Rb-Sr       194542Dangdu Mine, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South KoreaDangdu mineShin & Lee (2003)10.1016/S1367-9120(03)00064-6JAES22_227 
Mo-00028109103106±3Rb-Sr     MolybdeniteMo2236Wolak Mine (Weolag Mine), Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South KoreaMuamsa GraniteShin & Lee (2003)10.1016/S0169-1368(02)00085-9OGR22_17 

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