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Locality Name:
Joongwon-gun, 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: 288892
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288892.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Joongwon-gun, Chungju (Chung Won Kum; Chung-ju), North Chungcheong Province, South Korea": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mt. Eorae

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 Au Ba Be C Ca Ce F Fe H La Ln Mg Mn Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Si Sn Ta Th Ti W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteChevkiniteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteFornaciteGadoliniteGarnet
MonaziteNoneParisitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinel
TitaniteZircon

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite-(Nd)  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Andradite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Y)  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Synchysite-(Y)  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)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  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11210611074912793
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
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)112106110749111547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1121061107491304
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)BastnäsiteLa(CO3)F112106110749130
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)BastnäsiteY(CO3)F112106110749110
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1121061107491115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112106110749127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211210611074915171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2112106110749194
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2112106110749189
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811210611074911756
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61121061107491518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61121061107491289
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21121061107491160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11210611074918173
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  (*)FluoriteCaF211210611074919617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)21121061107491163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112106110749124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu112106110749130554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311210611074911544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61121061107491741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112106110749114640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1121061107491469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4112106110749114899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1121061107491945
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
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21121061107491112
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61121061107491121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112106110749139462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31121061107491244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112106110749161156
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3112106110749115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211210611074915614
Silver  (*)CopperAg11210611074915186
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1121061107491232
Synchysite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2F112106110749155
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6112106110749199
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


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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