Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hoshino District, Fukuoka, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86.5

mindat Locality ID: 143767
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143767.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hoshino District, Fukuoka, Japan": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bayo Deposit (Bajyo Deposit)
Koushyou-Hoshino Mine (Hon-Hoshino Mine)
Ogata Mine
Shinko-Hoshino Mine
Suzumino Mine
Taio-Hoshino Mine
Yame Mine

Latitude: 33°13'20"N
Longitude: 130°48'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.222222222222,130.815

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	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Marcasite	None	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	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: Ag Au C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Marcasite None Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Marcasite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	92.3	86.5	2793
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92.3	86.5	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	92.3	86.5	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	92.3	86.5	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	92.3	86.5	30554
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	92.3	86.5	5674
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	92.3	86.5	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	92.3	86.5	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	92.3	86.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	92.3	86.5	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	92.3	86.5	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	92.3	86.5	5317

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
	Mo-00243	92.3	86.5	89.4±2.9	Re-Os			molybdenite	Fukuoka (Fk)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	40458	Fukuoka, Japan	Fukuoka, Fukuoka	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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