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Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Koreai
Regional Level Types
Pyeongchang CountyCounty
Gangwon ProvinceProvince
South KoreaCountry

Coat of Arms of Pyeongchang CountyFlag of Pyeongchang County
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pyeongchang9,940 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
190971
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190971:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Corée du Sud
German:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Südkorea
Italian:
Contea di Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Corea del Sud
Korean:
평창군, 강원도 (동음이의), 대한민국
Russian:
Пхёнчхан, Канвондо (значения), Республика Корея
Simplified Chinese:
平昌郡, 江原道, 大韩民国
Spanish:
Pieonchang, Gangwon, Corea del Sur
Afrikaans:
Pyeongchang, Suid-Korea
Arabic:
بيونغتشانغ, غانغوون , كوريا الجنوبية
Armenian:
Փհենչհան, Գանգվոն, Հարավային Կորեա
Azeri:
Pxençxan, Cənubi Koreya
Bashkir:
Пхёнчхан, Көньяҡ Корея
Basque:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Hego Korea
Belarusian:
Пхёнчхан, правінцыя Канвандо, Паўднёвая Карэя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Пхёнчхан, Рэспубліка Карэя
Breton:
Pyeongchang, Republik Korea
Bulgarian:
Пхьончхан, Кануън-до, Южна Корея
Catalan:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Corea del Sud
Cebuano:
Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, Habagatang Korea
Classical Chinese:
平昌, 大韓民國
Croatian:
Pyeongchang, Južna Koreja
Czech:
Pchjongčchang, Kangwon, Jižní Korea
Danish:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Sydkorea
Dutch:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Zuid-Korea
Esperanto:
Pjonĉango, Sud-Koreio
Estonian:
Pyeongchang, Kangwŏni provints, Lõuna-Korea
Farsi/Persian:
پیونگ‌چانگ, گانکون-دو, کره جنوبی
Finnish:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Korean tasavalta
Georgian:
ფიონგჩანგი, სამხრეთი კორეა
Greek:
Πιόνγκτσανγκ, Γκάνγουον-ντο, Νότια Κορέα
Hakka:
Phìn-chhông-khiùn, Gangwon Tho , Thai-hòn Mìn-koet
Hebrew:
פיונגצ'אנג, גאנג וואן, קוריאה הדרומית
Hindi:
प्योंगचांग काउण्टी, गैंगवॉन प्रांत, दक्षिण कोरिया
Hungarian:
Phjongcshang, Kangvon (egyértelműsítő lap), Dél-Korea
Indonesian:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Korea Selatan
Interlingue:
Pyeongchang, Sud-Korea
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Pyeongchang, An Chóiré Theas
Japanese:
平昌郡, 江原道, 大韓民国
Javanese:
Pyeongchang, Koréa Kidul
Kyrgyz:
Пйоңчаң, Түштүк Корея
Latvian:
Phjončhana, Kanvondo province, Dienvidkoreja
Lithuanian:
Pjončano apskritis, Kangvonas, Pietų Korėja
Macedonian:
Пјонгчанг, Кангвон, Јужна Кореја
Malay:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon (nyahkekaburan), Korea Selatan
Marathi:
प्याँगचँग, गंगवान प्रांत, दक्षिण कोरिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pyeongchang Kūn, Gangwon-tō, Hân-kok
Mongolian:
Пёнчан-гүнь, Өмнөд Солонгосын Канвон, Өмнөд Солонгос
Nahuatl:
Pyeongchang, Corea Huitztlampa
Norwegian:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Sør-Korea
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Pyeongchang, Sør-Korea
Occitan:
Pyeongchang, Corèa del Sud
Ossetian:
Пхёнчхан, Республикæ Корей
Pashto:
پيونګ چانګ, سوېلي کوريا
Picard:
Pyeongchang, Corée du Sud
Polish:
Pjongczang, Kangwŏn, Korea Południowa
Portuguese:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Coreia do Sul
Romanian:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Coreea de Sud
Scots:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Sooth Korea
Serbian:
Пјонгчанг, Јужна Кореја
Serbo-Croatian:
Pjongčang, Južna Koreja
Slovak:
Pchjongčchang, Kangwon, Kórejská republika
Slovenian:
Pjongčang, Južna Koreja
Swedish:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Sydkorea
Thai:
พย็องชัง, จังหวัดคังว็อน, ประเทศเกาหลีใต้
Traditional Chinese:
平昌, 江原, 大韓民國
Turkish:
Pyeongchang, Kangvon, Güney Kore
Ukrainian:
Пхьончхан, Канвон, Південна Корея
Urdu:
پیونگچانگ کاؤنٹی, گانگوان صوبہ, جنوبی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Pyeongchang, Gangwon, Hàn Quốc
Waray:
Pyeongchang, Salatan nga Korea
Welsh:
Pyeongchang, Talaith Gangwon, De Corea
Wu Chinese:
平昌郡, 大韩民国
Yoruba:
Pyeongchang, Kòréà Gúúsù


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Changsong5290.1 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lepidodendron
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Calamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Sigillaria
genus
Plantae : Sigillariaceae : Sigillaria290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stigmaria
genus
Plantae : Stigmaria290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyeongchang_County
Wikidata ID:Q188624
GeoNames ID:1838467

Localities in this Region

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