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Unnamed pegmatite, Obok-tong, Myonggan County, North Hamgyong Province, North Koreai
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Unnamed pegmatite- not defined -
Obok-tong- not defined -
Myonggan CountyCounty
North Hamgyong ProvinceProvince
North KoreaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
41° North , 129° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~144km
GRN:
N28E71
Mindat Locality ID:
135476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135476:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granite, pegmatite and aplite intruding mica-gneiss, amphibolite and magnesite of the Matenrei system. Investigated during WW2 for potential lithium production from its zinnwaldite. Reserves = 488 tons zinnwaldite.

Harada, J. and Ishikawa, T. (1944) Report of the 58th Minor Committee for Special Minerals and Ores, Japan Science Promotion Association, no. 5.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Zinnwaldite'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
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Korean PeninsulaPeninsula

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