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Locality Name:
Suzuyama Mining District, Kagoshima, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 143437
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143437.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Suzuyama Mining District, Kagoshima, Japan": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Nishisuzuyama Mine
Sukeshiro Mine
Suzuyama Mine
Taniyama Mine
Yunoura Mine (Yunagano Mine)

Latitude: 31°29'24"N
Longitude: 130°26'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.49,130.44972222222

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: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteApatiteArsenopyriteAxiniteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCubanite
KaoliniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedrite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Berthierite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1754182793
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS275415,754189052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2175416260
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4175414343
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17541627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2275416,754175171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2375415,75416,7541827198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)17541631
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS375415,75416,7541824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu17541830554
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O175416144
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14175418784
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2175414230
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2175418300
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1754141107
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31754181425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2375415,75416,7541839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1754141725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81754169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2475414,75415,75416,7541861156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1754166417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS275416,7541821482
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S317541862
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31754163418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131754185317



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