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Quartz from
Wolak Mine (Weolag Mine), Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wolak Mine (Weolag Mine), Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:452874
Long-form Identifier:1:3:452874:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘHwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘDong-A mine, Jecheon City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGeumsil mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘInseong Au-Ag mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘJungbo mine, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘDangdu mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘGeumseong Mo deposit, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘKwangsin, Hwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘChungju deposit, Mt. Eorae, Joongwon-gun, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘDeokpyeong area, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
References
David Jegou
So, Chil-Sup, Rye, Danny M., Shelton, Kevin L. (1983) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur isotope and fluid inclusion study of the Weolag tungsten-molybdenum deposit, Republic of Korea; fluid histories of metamorphic and ore-forming events. Economic Geology, 78 (8) 1551-1573 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.78.8.1551
Park, M. E. (1993). H/F Variation in Wolframites According to Depth and Temperature of Mineralization at Ssangjeon, Weolag, Cheongyang and Sannae Mines, Korea. Economic and Environmental Geology, 26(3), 259-265.
 
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