Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tsunatori Mine, Waga, Kitakami City, Iwate, Japan

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

mindat Locality ID: 108091
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-108091.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tsunatori Mine, Waga, Kitakami City, Iwate, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°18'15"N
Longitude: 140°56'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.304166666667,140.94166666667

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.

Acanthite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Gypsum	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	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: Ag Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Baryte Chalcopyrite Copper Gypsum None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Baryte ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	15	15	2793
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	15	15	11547
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	15	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	15	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	15	15	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	15	15	6890
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15	15	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	15	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	15	15	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	15	15	21482

1 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
	vms-00578	15	15	Miocene										S	108091	Tsunatori Mine, Waga, Kitakami City, Iwate, Japan	Tsunatori	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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