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Locality Name:
Nagatare (Nagatareyama; Nagatare Mine), Fukuoka, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86.5

mindat Locality ID: 53666
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53666.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nagatare (Nagatareyama; Nagatare Mine), Fukuoka, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°34'59"N
Longitude: 130°16'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.583055555556,130.28305555556

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 B Be Bi C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Sb Si Sr Ta U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Sb Si Sr Ta U V Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAnalcimeApatiteArsenicAtelestiteAutuniteBerylBismutiteChloriteClay
ColumbiteFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrochloreQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
TitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteViitaniemiiteWarditeZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beyerite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)Clinobisvanite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eulytine  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)
Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Hechtsbergite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Morinite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Namibite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)
Polylithionite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Triplite  (*)Viitaniemiite  (*)Wardite  (*)
Waylandite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)92.386.508803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F92.386.50244
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O92.386.501272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1892.386.504286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)292.386.5096
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi92.386.501966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)92.386.50716
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO492.386.5023
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)92.386.5036
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O692.386.50289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)892.386.50181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)692.386.50310
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)92.386.50520
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)392.386.5072
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F92.386.5031
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F92.386.5025
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F92.386.502740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F92.386.5013
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O492.386.50445
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)692.386.50173
Hechtsbergite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(VO4)(OH)92.386.506
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F92.386.5022
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)92.386.50200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O92.386.501508
Morinite  (*)NoneNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O92.386.5022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)292.386.5017380
Namibite  (*)NoneCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)92.386.5024
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)92.386.502349
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O1092.386.50124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O92.386.50140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F292.386.5089
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO292.386.5061156
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)92.386.5037
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)92.386.502705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)392.386.501214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O492.386.501934
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO492.386.5053
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O692.386.5099
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O692.386.50211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F292.386.501476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O92.386.501059
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F292.386.5028
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F92.386.50233
Viitaniemiite  (*)ViitaniemiiteNaCaAl(PO4)F392.386.5012
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O92.386.5058
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)692.386.5031
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)92.386.50939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)92.386.505251



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-0024392.386.589.4±2.9Re-Os molybdeniteFukuoka (Fk) YesMolybdenite Mo40458Fukuoka, JapanFukuoka, FukuokaSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 


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