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Fergusonite from
Hongcheon Carbonatite, Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea


Locality type:Dike
Classification
Species:'Fergusonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fergusonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hongcheon Carbonatite, Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1348129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1348129:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fergusonite
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘAbdong Zr-Nb deposit (Aptong; Apdong), Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Korea
References
Lee, H. 2004. Petrology of carbonates bearing rocks occurred on Hongcheon area, S. Korea. Abstract presented at the 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy. Vol.1, 512 (106-24).
Kwon, P.J. & Yeang, L.H. 2003. Petrochemistry of the Hongcheon Fe-REE ore deposit in the Honghceon area, Korea. Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea, 12, 135-153.
Lee, H. Y., Park, J. K., & Hwang, D. H. (2002). Petrography of Hongcheon Fe-REE deposits. The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea, 11, 90-102.
Kim, S. J., Lee, H. K., Yin, J., & Park, J. K. (2005). Chemistry and origin of monazites from carbonatite dikes in the Hongcheon–Jaeun district, Korea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 25(1), 57-67.
 
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