Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.3

mindat Locality ID: 2198
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2198.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°36'15"N
Longitude: 139°37'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.604166666667,139.63305555556

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Baryte	Beryl	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Columbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Feldspar	Feroxyhyte	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite
Melanterite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Olivine	Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tourmaline

Akhtenskite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Almandine ()*	Baryte ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Celsian ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Dravite ()*	Feitknechtite ()*	Galaxite ()*
Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Helvine ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jimboite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganosite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pennantite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Ribbeite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sussexite ()*
Tephroite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wiserite ()*

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 B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti U W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Baryte Beryl Braunite Brucite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Columbite Coronadite Corundum Feldspar Feroxyhyte Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Humite
Melanterite Molybdenite Nickeline None Olivine Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Tourmaline

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Akhtenskite ()*	Feroxyhyte	MnO₂	63.5	22.3	5
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	63.5	22.3	312
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	63.5	22.3	77
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	63.5	22.3	2353
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	63.5	22.3	11547
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	63.5	22.3	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	63.5	22.3	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	63.5	22.3	83
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	63.5	22.3	100
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	63.5	22.3	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	63.5	22.3	1008
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	63.5	22.3	599
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	63.5	22.3	648
Feitknechtite ()*	None	Mn³⁺O(OH)	63.5	22.3	19
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	63.5	22.3	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	63.5	22.3	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	63.5	22.3	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	63.5	22.3	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	63.5	22.3	350
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	63.5	22.3	237
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	63.5	22.3	469
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	63.5	22.3	172
Jimboite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃(BO₃)₂	63.5	22.3	3
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	63.5	22.3	14899
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	63.5	22.3	73
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	63.5	22.3	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	63.5	22.3	5800
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	63.5	22.3	186
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	63.5	22.3	121
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	63.5	22.3	2349
Pennantite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	63.5	22.3	25
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	63.5	22.3	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	63.5	22.3	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	63.5	22.3	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	63.5	22.3	244
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	63.5	22.3	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	63.5	22.3	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	63.5	22.3	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	63.5	22.3	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	63.5	22.3	969
Ribbeite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	63.5	22.3	13
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂	63.5	22.3	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	63.5	22.3	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	63.5	22.3	21482
Sussexite ()*	None	Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)	63.5	22.3	25
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	63.5	22.3	240
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	63.5	22.3	433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	63.5	22.3	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	63.5	22.3	2718
Wiserite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₁₄(B₂O₅)₄(OH)₈·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)₄Cl	63.5	22.3	15

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	Mo-00336	63.5	54.3	58.9±4.6	Re-Os			molybdenite	Owashi (Ow)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	143339	Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan	Kanuma, Tochigi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
	Mo-00337	32.7	22.3	27.5±5.2	Re-Os			molybdenite	Owashi (Ow)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	143339	Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan	Kanuma, Tochigi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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