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Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, South Koreai
Regional Level Types
Boseong CountyCounty
South Jeolla ProvinceProvince
South KoreaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Beolgyo19,842 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
340109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340109:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Boseong, Jeolla du Sud, Corée du Sud
German:
Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Südkorea
Italian:
Boseong, Jeolla Meridionale, Corea del Sud
Russian:
Посон, Чолла-Намдо, Республика Корея
Simplified Chinese:
寶城郡, 全羅南道, 大韩民国
Spanish:
Boseong, Provincia de Jeolla del Sur, Corea del Sur
Cebuano:
Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, Habagatang Korea
Dutch:
Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Zuid-Korea
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان بوسئونگ, جئولانام-دو, کره جنوبی
Indonesian:
Boseong, Jeolla Selatan, Korea Selatan
Japanese:
宝城郡, 全羅南道, 大韓民国
Javanese:
Boseong, Koréa Kidul
Korean:
보성군, 전라남도, 대한민국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Boseong Kūn, Jeolla Lâm-tō, Hân-kok
Mongolian:
Пусон-гүнь, Өмнө Чолла, Өмнөд Солонгос
Norwegian:
Boseong, Sør-Jeolla, Sør-Korea
Polish:
Posŏng, Jeolla Południowa, Korea Południowa
Portuguese:
Boseong, Jeolla do Sul, Coreia do Sul
Swedish:
Boseong, Södra Jeolla, Sydkorea
Traditional Chinese:
寶城郡, 全羅南道, 大韓民國
Turkish:
Boseong, Güney Jeolla, Güney Kore
Urdu:
بوسئونگ کاؤنٹی, جنوبی جئولا صوبہ, جنوبی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Boseong, Jeolla Nam, Hàn Quốc
Welsh:
Sir Boseong, Talaith De Jeolla, De Corea


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Feldspar Group'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Yukonite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Yukonite8.DM.25Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As YukoniteCa3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Seonso Conglomerate983.6 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Faveoloolithus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Faveoloolithidae : Faveoloolithus86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Koreanosaurus boseongensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Koreanosaurus : Koreanosaurus boseongensis86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Asprosaurus bibongriensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Asprosaurus : Asprosaurus bibongriensis83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coralloidoolithus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stalicoolithidae : Coralloidoolithus86.3 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boseong_County
Wikidata ID:Q50243
GeoNames ID:1838737

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