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Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province, South Koreai
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Yeongam CountyCounty
South Jeolla ProvinceProvince
South KoreaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Yeongam55,000 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
305148
Long-form identifier:
1:2:305148:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9d236f92-1a34-437e-8ae9-846acd982838
Other Languages:
French:
district de Yeongam, Jeolla du Sud, Corée du Sud
German:
Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, Südkorea
Italian:
Yeongam, Jeolla Meridionale, Corea del Sud
Korean:
영암군, 전라남도, 대한민국
Russian:
Йонам, Чолла-Намдо, Республика Корея
Simplified Chinese:
靈岩郡, 全羅南道, 大韩民国
Spanish:
Yeongam, Provincia de Jeolla del Sur, Corea del Sur
Catalan:
Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, Corea del Sud
Cebuano:
Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Habagatang Korea
Dutch:
Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, Zuid-Korea
Finnish:
Yeongam, Etelä-Jeolla, Korean tasavalta
Japanese:
霊岩郡, 全羅南道, 大韓民国
Lithuanian:
Jeongamas, Pietų Džolos provincija, Pietų Korėja
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Yeongam Kūn, Jeolla Lâm-tō, Hân-kok
Mongolian:
Ён-Ам-гүнь, Өмнө Чолла, Өмнөд Солонгос
Norwegian:
Yeongam, Sør-Jeolla, Sør-Korea
Occitan:
Yeongam, Corèa del Sud
Portuguese:
Yeongam, Jeolla do Sul, Coreia do Sul
Swedish:
Yeongam, Södra Jeolla, Sydkorea
Traditional Chinese:
靈巖郡, 全羅南道, 大韓民國
Turkish:
Yeongam İlçesi, Güney Jeolla, Güney Kore
Urdu:
یونگم کاؤنٹی, جنوبی جئولا صوبہ, جنوبی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Yeongam, Jeolla Nam, Hàn Quốc
Welsh:
Sir Yeongam, Talaith De Jeolla, De Corea


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17 valid minerals.

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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: Heo, Chul-Ho, Seong-Yong Kim, and Il-Hwan Oh. (2021) "Genetic Environments of the Eunjeok Au–Ag Deposit in the Yeongam District: Implications for Cretaceous Epithermal Au–Ag Mineralization in South Korea" Minerals 11, no. 10: 1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11101088
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: Ryoo, C. R., Park, S. W., & Lee, H. (2014). Geological Structures and Mineralization in the Yeongam Mineralized Zone, Korea. The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea, 23(1), 1-15.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Heo, Chul-Ho, Seong-Yong Kim, and Il-Hwan Oh. (2021) "Genetic Environments of the Eunjeok Au–Ag Deposit in the Yeongam District: Implications for Cretaceous Epithermal Au–Ag Mineralization in South Korea" Minerals 11, no. 10: 1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11101088
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Kim, M.Y., Shin, H.J., Kim, C.H. (1991) Mineralization of the Sangeun mine, Jeonnam, Korea. Mining Geology, 42 (3), 201-202.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: Heo, Chul-Ho, Seong-Yong Kim, and Il-Hwan Oh. (2021) "Genetic Environments of the Eunjeok Au–Ag Deposit in the Yeongam District: Implications for Cretaceous Epithermal Au–Ag Mineralization in South Korea" Minerals 11, no. 10: 1088. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11101088

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
AlAluminium
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S AcanthiteAg2S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Ryoo, C. R., Park, S. W., & Lee, H. (2014). Geological Structures and Mineralization in the Yeongam Mineralized Zone, Korea. The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea, 23(1), 1-15.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeongam_County
Wikidata ID:Q50262
GeoNames ID:1832656

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