Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Takara Mine, Yamanashi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 15
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.5

mindat Locality ID: 205616
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205616.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

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

Latitude: 35°34'30"N
Longitude: 138°51'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.575,138.85

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.

Baryte	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

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: As Ba Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	15	15	11547
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	15	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	15	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15	15	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	15	15	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	15	15	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	15	15	5317

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
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
vms-00569	15	15	Miocene						S	205616	Takara Mine, Yamanashi, Japan	Takara	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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