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Gwangyang City, South Jeolla Province, South Koreai
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Gwangyang CityCity
South Jeolla ProvinceProvince
South KoreaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Kwangyang89,281 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
190984
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190984:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gwangyang, Jeolla du Sud, Corée du Sud
German:
Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Südkorea
Italian:
Gwangyang, Jeolla Meridionale, Corea del Sud
Korean:
광양시, 전라남도, 대한민국
Russian:
Кванъян, Чолла-Намдо, Республика Корея
Simplified Chinese:
光陽市, 全羅南道, 大韩民国
Spanish:
Gwangyang, Provincia de Jeolla del Sur, Corea del Sur
Arabic:
جوانج يانج, جولا الجنوبية (مقاطعة), كوريا الجنوبية
Bengali:
গোয়াংয়াং, দক্ষিণ জেওলা, দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া
Catalan:
Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Corea del Sud
Cebuano:
Kwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Habagatang Korea
Czech:
Kwangjang, Jižní Čolla, Jižní Korea
Danish:
Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, Sydkorea
Dutch:
Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Zuid-Korea
Esperanto:
Kvanjan, Sud-Koreio
Farsi/Persian:
گوانگیانگ, جئولانام-دو, کره جنوبی
Finnish:
Gwangyang, Etelä-Jeolla, Korean tasavalta
Georgian:
კვანიანი, სამხრეთი კორეა
Greek:
Γκουάνγκγιανγκ, Τζόλαναμ-ντο, Νότια Κορέα
Gujarati:
ગ્વાંગયાંગ, દક્ષિણ જેઓલ્લા પ્રાંત, દક્ષિણ કોરિયા
Hindi:
ग्वांगयांग, दक्षिण जेओला प्रांत, दक्षिण कोरिया
Hungarian:
Kvangjang, Dél-Csolla, Dél-Korea
Indonesian:
Gwangyang, Jeolla Selatan, Korea Selatan
Japanese:
光陽市, 全羅南道, 大韓民国
Javanese:
Gwangyang, Koréa Kidul
Kannada:
ಗ್ವಾಂಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜೆಯೋಲಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ
Latvian:
Kvanjana, Čollanamdo province, Dienvidkoreja
Lingua Franca Nova:
Gwangyang, Tehan
Lithuanian:
Gvangjangas, Pietų Džolos provincija, Pietų Korėja
Lombard:
Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, Curea del Süd
Malay:
Gwangyang, Jeolla Selatan, Korea Selatan
Marathi:
ग्वांग्ययांग, दक्षिण जेओला प्रांत, दक्षिण कोरिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gwangyang Chhī, Jeolla Lâm-tō, Hân-kok
Mongolian:
Куан-Ян, Өмнө Чолла, Өмнөд Солонгос
Norwegian:
Gwangyang, Sør-Jeolla, Sør-Korea
Occitan:
Gwangyang, Corèa del Sud
Polish:
Gwangyang, Jeolla Południowa, Korea Południowa
Portuguese:
Gwangyang, Jeolla do Sul, Coreia do Sul
Sinhalese:
ග්වන්ග්යාන්, දකුණු ජෙඔලා පළාත, දකුණු කොරියාව
Swedish:
Gwangyang, Södra Jeolla, Sydkorea
Tagalog:
Gwangyang, Timog Korea
Tamil:
குவாங்யாங், தெற்கு ஜெஒல்லா மாகாணம், தென் கொரியா
Tatar:
Кваңъяң, Көньяк Корея
Telugu:
గ్వాంగ్యాంగ్, దక్షిణ జియోలా ప్రావిన్స్, దక్షిణ కొరియా
Thai:
กวางยาง, จังหวัดช็อลลาใต้, ประเทศเกาหลีใต้
Turkish:
Gwangyang, Güney Jeolla, Güney Kore
Ukrainian:
Кван'ян, Південна Чолла, Південна Корея
Urdu:
گوانگیانگ, جنوبی جئولا صوبہ, جنوبی کوریا
Vietnamese:
Gwangyang, Jeolla Nam, Hàn Quốc
Waray:
Gwangyang, Salatan nga Korea


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4 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘCummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed133 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Shindong - Hasandong7129.4 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Amphibia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia132.9 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda132.9 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis132.9 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pteraichnus koreanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pteraichnidae : Pteraichnus : Pteraichnus koreanensis132.9 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hadongsuchus acerdentis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Hadongsuchus : Hadongsuchus acerdentis132.9 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangyang
Wikidata ID:Q42067
GeoNames ID:1841773

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