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Pyrrhotite from
Janggun mine, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Janggun mine, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:605033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:605033:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHyondong mine, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘBonsan deposit, Yeonhwa I Mine, Yeonhwa mines, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘOkbang Mine, Punch'on, Uljin County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘYeonhwa I Mine, Yeonhwa mines, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘGagok Mine, Samchok City, Gangwon Province, South Korea
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘSangdong Mine, Sangdong-gun, Gangwon Province, South Korea
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘDongcheogogsan mine, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘDongil mine, Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘHwanggangri District, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘGeumsil mine, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
References
IMAI, NAOYA, LEE, HYUN KOO, SAKAI, TETSUO, PARK, No YOUNG (1982) Bournonite from the Janggun mine, Republic of Korea - Contributions to the knowledge of ore-forming minerals in the janggun lead-zinc-silver ores. 1. The Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 77 (9) 310-321 doi:10.2465/ganko1941.77.310
Lee, C. H., Lee, H. K., Kim, S. J. (1998) Geochemistry and mineralization age of magnesian skarn-type iron deposits of the Janggun mine, Republic of Korea. Mineralium Deposita, 33 (4) 379-390 doi:10.1007/s001260050156
 
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