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Tongyeong City, South Gyeongsang Province, South Koreai
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Tongyeong CityCity
South Gyeongsang ProvinceProvince
South KoreaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
190974
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190974:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang du Sud, Corée du Sud
German:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Südkorea
Italian:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang Meridionale, Corea del Sud
Korean:
통영시, 경상남도, 대한민국
Russian:
Тхонъён, Кёнсан-Намдо, Республика Корея
Simplified Chinese:
統營市, 庆尚南道, 大韩民国
Spanish:
Tongyeong, Provincia de Gyeongsang del Sur, Corea del Sur
Arabic:
تونغيونغ, غيونغسانغ الجنوبية (مقاطعة), كوريا الجنوبية
Armenian:
Թոնգյոնգ, Հարավային Գյոնգսանգ, Հարավային Կորեա
Bengali:
টংজিওন, দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া
Catalan:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Corea del Sud
Czech:
Tchongjong, Jižní Kjongsang, Jižní Korea
Danish:
Tongyeong, Sydkorea
Dutch:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Zuid-Korea
Esperanto:
Tonjon, Sud-Gjeongsang, Sud-Koreio
Farsi/Persian:
تونگیئونگ, جئونسانگنام-دو, کره جنوبی
Finnish:
Tongyeong, Etelä-Gyeongsang, Korean tasavalta
Greek:
Τονγκιεόνγκ, Γκιόνγκσανγκναμ-ντο, Νότια Κορέα
Gujarati:
ટોંગેયોંગ, દક્ષિણ કોરિયા
Hindi:
टोंगयेओंग, दक्षिण कोरिया
Indonesian:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang Selatan, Korea Selatan
Japanese:
統営市, 慶尚南道, 大韓民国
Kannada:
ಟೋಂಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ
Latvian:
Thonjona, Dienvidkoreja
Lithuanian:
Tongjongas, Pietų Kiongsango provincija, Pietų Korėja
Lombard:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, Curea del Süd
Malay:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang Selatan, Korea Selatan
Marathi:
टोंगॉयँग, दक्षिण ग्याँगसांग प्रांत, दक्षिण कोरिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tongyeong Chhī, Hân-kok
Norwegian:
Tongyeong, Sør-Gyeongsang, Sør-Korea
Occitan:
Tongyeong, Corèa del Sud
Polish:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang Południowy, Korea Południowa
Portuguese:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang do Sul, Coreia do Sul
Sinhalese:
ටොන්ජියොන්, දකුණු කොරියාව
Slovak:
Tchongjong, Kórejská republika
Swedish:
Tongyeong, Södra Gyeongsang, Sydkorea
Tagalog:
Tongyeong, Timog Korea
Tamil:
டாங்கியாங், தென் கொரியா
Tatar:
Тоңйоң, Көньяк Корея
Telugu:
టొంగ్యెంన్గ్, దక్షిణ కొరియా
Thai:
ทงยอง, จังหวัดคย็องซังใต้, ประเทศเกาหลีใต้
Turkish:
Tongyeong, Güney Gyeongsang, Güney Kore
Ukrainian:
Тхон'ен, Південний Кьонсан, Південна Корея
Urdu:
تونگیئونگ, جنوبی گیئونگسانگ صوبہ, جنوبی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Tongyeong, Gyeongsang Nam, Hàn Quốc
Waray:
Tongyeong, Salatan nga Korea
Welsh:
Tongyeong, De Corea


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Mineral List

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24 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Empressite
Formula: AgTe
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Stützite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Stützite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Empressite2.CB.80AgTe
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
MnManganese
Mn Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag EmpressiteAgTe
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
SbAntimony
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te EmpressiteAgTe
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Fossils

There are 21 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Furuya10.781 - 0.126 Ma (Pleistocene)
Megami2015.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Carpilius
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Carpiliidae : Carpilius23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Galathea keijii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Galatheidae : Galathea : Galathea keijii23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Petrolisthes miocaenicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Porcellanidae : Petrolisthes : Petrolisthes miocaenicus23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Dynomene shinobui
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Dynomenidae : Dynomene : Dynomene shinobui23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Daira perlata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Daira : Daira perlata23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Trapezia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Trapeziidae : Trapezia23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Trapezia brevispinosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Trapeziidae : Trapezia : Trapezia brevispinosa23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Pilodius parvus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Pilodius : Pilodius parvus23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Medaeops megamiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Medaeops : Medaeops megamiensis23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Liomera
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Liomera23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Leptodius crosnieri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Leptodius : Leptodius crosnieri23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Leptodius morrisi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Leptodius : Leptodius morrisi23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Megamia anaglypta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Acidopsidae : Megamia : Megamia anaglypta23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoxanthops minutus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Acidopsidae : Palaeoxanthops : Palaeoxanthops minutus23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoxanthops okumurai
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Acidopsidae : Palaeoxanthops : Palaeoxanthops okumurai23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Paraxanthias fujiyamai
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Paraxanthias : Paraxanthias fujiyamai23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Lybia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Xanthidae : Lybia23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ocypode japonica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ocypodidae : Ocypode : Ocypode japonica0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongyeong
Wikidata ID:Q42152
GeoNames ID:1845017

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate

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