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Locality Name:
Shimonita, Gunma, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 171299
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-171299.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shimonita, Gunma, Japan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mogaki
Nakamaru Mine (Yawata Mine)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba Ca Cu Fe H Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeBaryteBerthieriteFeldsparNonePumpellyitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)Galena  (*)
Jadeite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Al)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1745758803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1745751627
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17457611547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4174576343
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17457624243
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O60154
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2174576230
Pumpellyite-(Al)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O17457519
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217457639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217457661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17457621482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)174576446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31745763418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131745765317


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