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Locality Name:
Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 96.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86.4

mindat Locality ID: 158814
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158814.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto, Japan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Otani Mine

Latitude: 35°1'59"N
Longitude: 135°31'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.033055555556,135.51666666667

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 As Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H Mg O Pb Si Sn Ti W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCubaniteFluoriteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRaspiteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteTungstiteWurtziteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hydrotungstite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Raspite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS96.786.41755549052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)296.786.4175554606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1896.786.41755544286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi96.786.41755541966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S396.786.41755541935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)96.786.417555427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO296.786.41755545171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S96.786.41755545707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS296.786.417555427198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1896.786.401008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S396.786.4175554802
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF296.786.41755549617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS96.786.417555424243
Hydrotungstite  (*)NoneWO2(OH)2·H2O96.786.4013
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O396.786.405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O496.786.4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)295.186.417555417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS296.786.417555439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S896.786.41755549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO296.786.417555461156
Raspite  (*)RaspitePb(WO4)96.786.4026
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)96.786.41755544894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS96.786.417555421482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS496.786.4175554668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)96.786.40156
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O96.786.4175554118
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)296.786.4056
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)96.786.405251



3 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
Kristen00193296.789.393±3.7K-Arage of host granodioritebiotite6910-123    53775Otani Mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto, JapanOtaniShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00193393.686.490±3.6K-Arage of greisenmuscovite   Muscovite  53775Otani Mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto, JapanOtaniShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00193495.187.791.4±3.7K-Arage of veinmuscovite6910-122  Muscovite  53775Otani Mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto, JapanOtaniShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 


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