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Eosancheon

Past Producer in Korea, South with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003891
MRDS ID AD00268
Record type Site
Current site name Eosancheon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 128.34895, 37.09017 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Korea, South(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Korea, South

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Birnessite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodochrosite Ore
Todorokite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Primary Mn Carbonates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Heungweolri Formation;Samtaesan
    Rock description Heungweolri Formation;Samtaesan

Nearby scientific data

(1) 128.34895, 37.09017
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 450M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Deposits Are Found Along 2 Quartz Porphyry Dykes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIM, S.J., AND KIM S.H., 1982. MINERALOGY AND GENESIS OF MANGANESE ORES FROM THE EOSANGCHEON MINE, KOREA - FOUR KOREAN INST MINING GEOL, 15/4 : 205-219

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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