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Locality Name:
Toba City, Mie, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 121134
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121134.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Toba City, Mie, Japan": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Hichishi Mine
Kamo Mine (Toba Mine)
Shiraki
Sugashima

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAnalcimeAragoniteBrauniteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronadite
EpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHexahydriteHumiteHydrotalciteMilleriteNatrolite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePentlanditePrehnitePumpellyitePyroxeneSerpentineSpinel
StilpnomelaneThomsoniteTobermoriteVesuvianiteVivianiteWoodwardite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Alleghanyite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arupite  (*)Bannisterite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coalingite  (*)Copper  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Desautelsite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hydrohonessite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Julgoldite-(Mg)  (*)
Millerite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Al)  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Reevesite  (*)Retgersite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Stevensite  (*)Suolunite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Vuagnatite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)217567377
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1756751627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31756751534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4175675708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1756753250
Arupite  (*)VivianiteNi3(PO4)2·8H2O1756752
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O17567320
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)175673483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)375673,75674,7567527770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4275672,7567383
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81756751756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1756751025
Coalingite  (*)HydrotalciteMg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O17567427
Copper  (*)CopperCu1756753846
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16175672599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1756752970
Desautelsite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Mn3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O1756749
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61756754135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16175675300
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31756751544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1756756890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2175675205
Hydrohonessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)17567512
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4175673172
Julgoldite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgFe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O1756751
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1756751066
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O17567584
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1756751236
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)417567566
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O17567537
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1756732349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)275674,75675363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81756751512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4175675131
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O175675309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21756741898
Pumpellyite-(Al)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O17567519
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O17567589
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O17567548
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O17567555
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1756731711
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)217567457
Suolunite  (*)NoneCa2Si2O5(OH)2·H2O1756747
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1756751101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)175672240
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O175675452
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)275674,75675114
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1756751044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101756751395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4175675380
Vuagnatite  (*)AdeliteCaAlSiO4(OH)17567414
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O17567573
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2275674,75675109



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