Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan


mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bishamondake
Daisen
Imayama
Kanetake-mura
Kitakyushu City
Moji
Munakata
Tagawa-gun
Yanagigaura

Latitude: 33°42'0"N
Longitude: 130°50'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.7,130.84972222222

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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te U W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteAxinite
BaryteBerthieriteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGmeliniteGypsum
HeulanditeKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePhosphuranylitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilbiteTetradymiteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Berthierite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eulytine  (*)Ferberite  (*)Galena  (*)Gmelinite-Na  (*)
Gold  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heulandite-Na  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Munakataite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sekaninaite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stilbite-Na  (*)Stützite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Volynskite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2274267,742723419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1742618803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S2274259,7426728
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31742712353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1742641627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5274255,742711310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3374267,74268,742691534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1742632734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1742699052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1742711272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2174261260
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4274267,74268343
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi374267,74269,742711966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3374267,74269,742711935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4274263,742695516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61742631633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)474257,74261,74267,7426927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1742634979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O174267925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2274263,7426727198
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)HeulanditeCa3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O17426233
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31742711797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1742634165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6374257,74267,742684135
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS2174269246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)474257,74261,74267,742698173
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)317426772
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)174267551
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS274263,7426924243
Gmelinite-Na  (*)GmeliniteNa4(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O17425425
Gold  (*)CopperAu374263,74267,7426930554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O174254167
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31742691544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1742676890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6274267,74269741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317426314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te274263,74269804
Heulandite-Na  (*)Heulandite(Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72·22H2O17426418
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O174263144
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1742641271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2174263987
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4174267229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4374267,74269,7427214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2274263,7426712537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O174259915
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2174269207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2274267,742695800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)174271945
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)417426322
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217427117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1742672994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1742672349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O174257306
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2174269409
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O174271182
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4174269131
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21742621898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2274263,7426939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1742631725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81742699056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2774255,74261,74263,74264,74267,74269,7427161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)274267,742694894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1742712705
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O1817427135
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4174269249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS274263,7426921482
Stilbite-Na  (*)StilbiteNa9(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O17426415
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)17426392
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4174263337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe174263190
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S274267,74269510
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1742711059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21742712718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10274257,742691395
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe217426964
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3174269297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3274257,742691247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)174271939
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1742571025



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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