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Sinsongsan Intrusion, Pyonggang County, Kangwon Province, North Koreai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 27' North , 127° 16' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.45000,127.26667
GRN:
N26E72
Type:
Intrusion
Kรถppen climate type:
Dwa : Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hoeyang21,111 (2012)40.8km
Kosan24,822 (2012)47.0km
Hwacheon23,822 (2016)54.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
339849
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339849:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small intrusion of c.3.5 kmยฒ composed of alkali and nepheline syenites, together with various alkaline metasomatic rocks.
Belongs to Phyonggang Complex, North Korea.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ 'Alkali amphibole'
โ“˜ 'Alkali pyroxene'
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
โ“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜'Alkali pyroxene'-
โ“˜'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naโ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alโ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
China
Eurasian Plate
Korean PeninsulaPeninsula
North Korea

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References

Paek, R.J., Gap, K.H., Jon, G.P. - Eds. (1993) Geology of Korea. Foreign Languages Books Publishing House.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.152
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