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Locality Name:
Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea


mindat Locality ID: 305148
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305148.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Baramjai Mine
Eunjeok Mine
Sangeun Mine

Latitude: 34°47'2"N
Longitude: 126°32'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.783888888889,126.54
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 Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCopperKaoliniteMarcasiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61107648966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11076489052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211076465509
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11076485707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22107646,10764827198
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41107648651
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2107646,10764824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu110764830554
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211076485674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22107646,10764839462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21107648771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811076489056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22107646,10764861156
Silver  (*)CopperAg11076485186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2107646,10764821482


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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