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Myongchon County, North Hamgyong Province, North Koreai
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Myongchon CountyCounty
North Hamgyong ProvinceProvince
North KoreaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
190965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190965:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Korean:
명천군, 함경북도, 조선민주주의인민공화국
Simplified Chinese:
明川郡, 咸镜北道, 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国
Cebuano:
Myŏngch'ŏn-gun, Hambuk, Amihanang Korea
Hungarian:
Mjongcshon, Észak-Hamgjong, Észak-Korea
Japanese:
明川郡, 咸鏡北道, 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Myŏngch'ŏn Kūn, Hamgyong Pak-tō, Tiâu-sián
Norwegian:
Myongchon, Nord-Hamgyong, Nord-Korea
Polish:
Myŏngch'ŏn, Hamgyŏng Północny, Korea Północna
Swedish:
Myŏngch'ŏn-gun, Norra Hamgyong, Nordkorea
Traditional Chinese:
明川郡, 咸鏡北道, 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國
Urdu:
میونگچون کاؤنٹی, شمالی ہامگیونگ صوبہ, شمالی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Myongchon, Hamgyong Bắc, Cộng hòa Dân chủ Nhân dân Triều Tiên
Welsh:
Sir Myongchon, Talaith Gogledd Hamgyong, Gogledd Corea


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Mineral List

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2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase
9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Myongchon - Kidong523.03 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Clupea
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Clupea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Rhinoceros
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hemimastodon annectens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Hemimastodon : Hemimastodon annectens23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myongchon_County
Wikidata ID:Q705454
GeoNames ID:2042719

Localities in this Region

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
China
Eurasian Plate

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