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Locality Name:
Kusugi Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 46938
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46938.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kusugi Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Inotani Adit
Miyasugi Adit
Ushiiwa Adit
Yanagaso Adit
Zohmeki Adit

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 C Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBaryteBruciteCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumGarnetHumite
NoneOlivinePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)
Galaxite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS176873312
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2077
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)80173
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4043
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)0186
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217687239462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2056
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3376870,76872,76873244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO30147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2376869,76871,7687261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)576869,76870,76871,76872,76873969
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3576869,76870,76871,76872,768731214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17687221482
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)176873240


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