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Locality Name:
Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1.79
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.1

mindat Locality ID: 10178
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10178.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°41'58"N
Longitude: 138°55'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.699444444444,138.92222222222
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeDigenite
DugganiteGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNone
Not in a structural groupPerovskitePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteStanniteStannoiditeStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWavelliteWollastonite
WurtziteZemannite

124 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cannonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Colusite  (*)
Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dugganite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)
Emmonsite  (*)Empressite  (*)Faustite  (*)Galena  (*)Geerite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hemusite  (*)Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Inesite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Kësterite  (*)
Kinichilite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Kostovite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Langite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nekrasovite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Paraguanajuatite  (*)Paratellurite  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Petzite  (*)Poubaite  (*)Poughite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rajite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rickardite  (*)Roquesite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sonoraite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spiroffite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Stützite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Sylvanite  (*)Teineite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Waylandite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zemannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1.791.102793
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S21.791.1028
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1.791.10470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21.791.102162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1.791.102734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41.791.10246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1.791.109052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61.791.10919
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O1.791.1022
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21.791.105509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1.791.1011547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61.791.10413
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31.791.101935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe21.791.1041
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41.791.105516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61.791.101633
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)21.791.10101
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1.791.10280
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21.791.10361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1.791.1027770
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)21.791.1026
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O1.791.1088
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21.791.105171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1.791.104979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS1.791.1042
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1.791.105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21.791.1027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1.791.101382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1.791.103531
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S161.791.10110
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61.791.10151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1.791.104165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61.791.10310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161.791.10599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1.791.102970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1.791.10366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1.791.101027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161.791.10300
Dugganite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3(TeO6)(AsO4)21.791.1018
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)31.791.1016
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O1.791.1034
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe1.791.1043
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1.791.1024
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1.791.1024243
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S51.791.1038
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1.791.107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1.791.1030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S131.791.1072
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1.791.106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31.791.1014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1.791.101689
Hemusite  (*)SphaleriteCu1+4Cu2+2SnMoS81.791.107
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1.791.10804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS41.791.10142
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O1.791.1050
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61.791.102228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O61.791.1073
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41.791.105591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se1.791.1032
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS41.791.1082
Kinichilite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3·4.5H2O1.791.102
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61.791.1041
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe41.791.1021
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe81.791.10111
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1.791.10593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1.791.101271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21.791.10987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21.791.1012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1.791.10770
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21.791.105800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1.791.101508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21.791.1017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)31.791.1067
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1.791.10192
Nekrasovite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13VSn3S161.791.1011
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1.791.10186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1.791.10471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1.791.102994
Paraguanajuatite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se31.791.109
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO21.791.1020
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O1.791.10105
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21.791.10409
Poubaite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2(Se,Te,S)41.791.106
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O1.791.1012
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21.791.1039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21.791.103106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1.791.101725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21.791.1061156
Rajite  (*)NoneCuTe4+2O51.791.102
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1.791.101711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1.791.10969
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe21.791.1052
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS21.791.1046
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21.791.10454
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1.791.10292
Silver  (*)CopperAg1.791.105186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1.791.102473
Sonoraite  (*)NoneFe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O1.791.1011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1.791.1021482
Spiroffite  (*)NoneMn2+2Te4+3O81.791.104
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S121.791.1080
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1.791.10332
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)1.791.1092
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1.791.102045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61.791.10105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe41.791.10337
Teineite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·2H2O1.791.1014
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO21.791.1052
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1.791.10190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31.791.10276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131.791.101803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1.791.101101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1.791.10510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131.791.105317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1.791.10433
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1.791.10484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1.791.10301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1.791.10374
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)61.791.1031
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41.791.10303
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31.791.10297
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1.791.1095
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1.791.10372
Zemannite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3·nH2O (3≤n≤4.5)1.791.107


1 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
Mo-001181.791.1 K-Ar     Hemusite, MolybdeniteMo10178Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan Shimizu et al. (1988)10.2465/minerj.14.92MJ14_92 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061011Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R061011

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