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Locality Name:
Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23

mindat Locality ID: 2199
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2199.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu, Japan": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Mozumi Deposit
Nijuugoyama
Shimonomoto Deposit
Shiroji Deposit
Tochibora Deposit

Latitude: 36°23'35"N
Longitude: 137°18'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.393055555556,137.31388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Brucite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Devilline	Epidote	Fluorite
Garnet	Germanite	Humite	Ilvaite	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Pavonite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Veszelyite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Brucite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Devilline Epidote Fluorite
Garnet Germanite Humite Ilvaite Lillianite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Pavonite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Veszelyite Wollastonite Wurtzite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Andradite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Germanite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gustavite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hocartite ()*	Ikunolite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Kamiokite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pavonite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sauconite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Silver ()*
Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Veszelyite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	100	23	1	74418	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	23	1	74418	3419
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	100	23	0		286
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	100	23	0		1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	100	23	0		708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	100	23	1	74418	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	100	23	0		58
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	100	61.5	1	74422	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	100	23	1	74418	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	100	23	1	74418	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	100	23	1	74418	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	100	23	0		5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	100	23	0		462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	100	23	3	74418,74421,74422	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	100	23	1	74418	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	100	23	1	74418	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	100	23	1	74419	4979
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	100	23	1	74419	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100	23	2	74418,74421	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	100	23	0		285
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	100	23	1	74418	802
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	100	23	1	74419	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	100	23	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	100	23	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	100	23	1	74418	8173
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	100	23	0		303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	100	61.5	1	74422	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	100	23	1	74418	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	100	23	3	74418,74421,74422	24243
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	100	23	0		33
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	100	61.5	1	74422	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	100	23	2	74418,74422	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	100	23	2	74419,74422	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	100	23	0		1544
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆	100	23	1	74418	113
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	100	61.5	1	74422	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	100	23	2	74418,74421	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	100	23	2	74418,74422	1689
Hocartite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Ag₂FeSnS₄	100	23	0		31
Ikunolite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄S₃	100	23	1	74418	54
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	100	61.5	1	74422	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	100	61.5	1	74422	197
Kamiokite ()*	Nolanite	Fe²⁺₂Mo⁴⁺₃O₈	100	61.5	1	74422	8
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	100	23	1	74418	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	100	23	0		987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	100	23	1	74418	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	100	23	1	74418	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	100	23	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	100	23	1	74418	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	100	61.5	1	74422	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100	23	2	74418,74421	17380
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	100	61.5	1	74422	306
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	100	23	0		313
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	100	23	1	74418	72
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	100	23	0		2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	100	61.5	1	74422	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100	61.5	1	74422	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	100	23	2	74418,74421	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	100	23	3	74418,74419,74422	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	100	23	1	74418	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	100	23	3	74418,74421,74422	61156
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	100	23	1	74419	56
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	100	61.5	1	74422	4894
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	100	23	1	74419	292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	100	23	2	74418,74422	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	100	61.5	1	74422	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	100	23	3	74418,74421,74422	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	100	23	0		1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	100	23	1	74418	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	100	23	0		586
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	100	23	2	74418,74422	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	100	23	0		2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	100	23	0		1395
Veszelyite ()*	Veszelyite	(Cu,Zn)₂Zn(PO₄)(OH)₃·2H₂O	100	23	0		20
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	100	23	0		1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	100	23	0		1025

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001956	59.5	54.9	57.2±2.3	K-Ar	k-feldspar	71KO-28			2199	Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu, Japan	Kamioka	Shibata and Ishihara (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207	EG69_1207
sedznpb-00278	100	23	Late Cretaceous–Paleogene?						2199	Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu, Japan	Kamioka	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Mo-00385	100	61.5		Rb-Sr, K-Ar			Kamiokite, Molybdenite	Mo	185466	Tochibora Deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu, Japan		Kato (1999); Murakami and Nakano (1999)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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