Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Suzukura Mine, Yamanashi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12.22
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.5

mindat Locality ID: 195825
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195825.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Suzukura Mine, Yamanashi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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	Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Diaspore	Kaňkite
Mica	Molybdenite	None	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite

Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaňkite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Diaspore Kaňkite
Mica Molybdenite None Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	12.22	10.5	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	12.22	10.5	9052
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	12.22	10.5	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	12.22	10.5	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12.22	10.5	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	12.22	10.5	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12.22	10.5	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	12.22	10.5	3531
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	12.22	10.5	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	12.22	10.5	7437
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	12.22	10.5	2228
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	12.22	10.5	38
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	12.22	10.5	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	12.22	10.5	511
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12.22	10.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	12.22	10.5	712
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	12.22	10.5	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	12.22	10.5	1153
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	12.22	10.5	21482

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-00157	12.1	11.3	11.7±0.4	Re-Os			molybdenite	Otome (Ot)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
	Mo-00158	12.22	10.5	11.36±0.86	Re-Os			molybdenite	Otome (Ot)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151

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