Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kamaishi Mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 12391
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12391.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamaishi Mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate, Japan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Nippo Deposit (Rasa Omine Mine)
Shinyama Deposit
Tengumori Deposit

Latitude: 39°17'60"N
Longitude: 141°40'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.3,141.68333333333

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Danburite	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Ludwigite	Marcasite	Melilite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Scapolite	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stilpnomelane	Tochilinite
Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Al As Au B C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O S Si Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al B C Ca Cl Co Cr F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti U Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Axinite Brucite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copiapite Copper Corundum Cubanite Danburite Diaspore Epidote Ettringite Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Ludwigite Marcasite Melilite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Natrolite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Scapolite Scheelite Sepiolite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stilpnomelane Tochilinite
Tourmaline Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Bicchulite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Danburite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrobustamite ()*	Foshagite ()*	Gehlenite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Grunerite ()*	Halite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Kamaishilite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Safflorite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*
Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Starkeyite ()*	Stevensite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Thaumasite ()*	Tilleyite ()*	Tochilinite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Vonsenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	75094	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	75095	1534
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	0		67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	75093,75095	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	75095	260
Bicchulite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Ca₂Al₂SiO₆(OH)₂	0		6
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	75093	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	0		462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	75093,75094,75095	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	75093,75094,75095	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	0		3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	75093	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	0		82
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	75093	3846
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	3	75093,75094,75095	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	75094	327
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	0		148
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	75094,75095	8173
Ferrobustamite ()*	Wollastonite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	75093	22
Foshagite ()*	None	Ca₄(SiO₃)₃(OH)₂	0		19
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	0		114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	75093,75095	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		1544
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	75094	223
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	0		1398
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	75095	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	0		144
Kamaishilite ()*	None	Ca₂(SiAl₂)O₆(OH)₂	0		2
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	0		1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	75094	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	75093	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	75095	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	75093,75094,75095	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	0		5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	0		176
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	75093	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	75093	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	0		1236
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	0		306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	75093	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	3	75093,75094,75095	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	0		495
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	75093,75094,75095	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	75093,75094,75095	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	75093,75094,75095	61156
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1	75093	317
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	75093	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		2705
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	0		241
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1	75093	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	75093	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	0		77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	75093,75094,75095	21482
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	0		79
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		57
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	0		456
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	0		183
Tilleyite ()*	None	Ca₅Si₂O₇(CO₃)₂	0		19
Tochilinite ()*	Tochilinite	6(Fe_0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)₂]	0		56
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	0		1044
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	0		2718
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0		1395
Vonsenite ()*	Ludwigite	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	0		62
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	75093	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070297	Kamaishi Mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate, Japan	https://rruff.info/R070297

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