Mineral Evolution Database
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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Ehime Prefecture, Japan


mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ehime Prefecture, Japan": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Higashi-Akaishi Dunite
Imabari City
Matsuyama City
Seiyo City

Latitude: 34°7'7"N
Longitude: 132°54'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.118611111111,132.91611111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce Cr Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteEpidoteFeldsparNoneOlivinePyroxeneQuartzSpinel

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chromio-pargasite  (*)Chromite  (*)Diopside  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17415527770
Chromio-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21741552
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41741553902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61741554135
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1741551188
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1741584924
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1741582349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217415861156
Uedaite-(Ce)  (*)EpidoteMn2+CeAl2Fe2+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)1741608
Yttrialite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2Si2O717416125


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140338Kakanda Deposit, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R140338
R060317Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060317
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R060313Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060313
R070686Fichtel Mountains, Germany/Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070686
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070109Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070109
FKM-149Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-149
FKM-215Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-215
R070132Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070132
R070116Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070116
R060477Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060477
R070135Bikkulovskoe Deposit, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070135
R050216Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050216

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