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Locality Name:
Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1.79
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.1

mindat Locality ID: 159600
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-159600.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Hosoma-no-Dan Quarry
Mt Nesugata
Rendaiji
Suzaki Mine (Susaki Mine)
Takane Mine

Latitude: 34°40'33"N
Longitude: 138°57'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.675833333333,138.95694444444

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeDigenite
DugganiteFeldsparGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRhodonite
RocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoiditeStibniteSulphurTetradymite
TetrahedriteTurquoiseWavelliteWollastoniteWurtziteZemannite

132 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Aurorite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bustamite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannonite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Colusite  (*)Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Digenite  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Dugganite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)Empressite  (*)
Faustite  (*)Galena  (*)Geerite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goldfieldite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hemusite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Idaite  (*)Inesite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Kinichilite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)
Kostovite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Nekrasovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Paraguanajuatite  (*)
Paratellurite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Petzite  (*)Poubaite  (*)Poughite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rajite  (*)
Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rickardite  (*)
Roquesite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sonoraite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spiroffite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Stützite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Teineite  (*)
Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)Waylandite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)Zemannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1.791.11765122793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1765138803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S21.791.117651228
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1.791.1176512470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21.791.11765122162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1.791.11765122734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1765131036
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41.791.1176512246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1.791.11765129052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61765132060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61.791.1176512919
Aurorite  (*)NoneMn2+Mn4+3O7·3H2O1.791.117651222
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21.791.1276512,765145509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1.791.1276512,7651311547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61.791.1176512413
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31.791.11765121935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe21.791.117651241
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41.791.11765125516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61.791.1276512,765141633
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)21.791.1176512101
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1.791.1176512280
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21.791.1276512,76513361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1.791.1376512,76513,7651427770
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)21.791.117651226
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O1.791.117651288
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21.791.11765125171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1.791.11765124979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS1.791.117651242
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1.791.11765125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21.791.1276512,7651327198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1.791.11765121382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1.791.11765123531
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S161.791.1176512110
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61.791.1176512151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1.791.11765124165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61.791.1176512310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161.791.1176512599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1.791.11765122970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1.791.1176512366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1.791.11765121027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161.791.1176512300
Dugganite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3(TeO6)(AsO4)21.791.117651218
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)31.791.117651216
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O1.791.117651234
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe1.791.117651243
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1.791.117651224
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1.791.1276512,7651324243
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S51.791.117651238
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1.791.11765127437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1.791.117651230554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S131.791.117651272
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1.791.11765126890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31.791.117651214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1.791.11765121689
Hemusite  (*)SphaleriteCu1+4Cu2+2SnMoS81.791.11765127
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1.791.1276512,76513804
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS41.791.1176512142
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O1.791.117651250
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61.791.1276512,765132228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O61.791.117651273
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41.791.11765125591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se1.791.117651232
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS41.791.117651282
Kinichilite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3·4.5H2O1.791.11765122
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61.791.117651241
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe41.791.117651221
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe81.791.1176512111
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1.791.1176512593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1.791.11765121271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21.791.1276512,76514987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417651314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21.791.117651212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1.791.1176512770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21765135674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1765141107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21.791.11765125800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1.791.11765121508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21.791.117651217380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)31.791.117651267
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se1.791.1176512192
Nekrasovite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13VSn3S161.791.117651211
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1.791.1176512186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1.791.1176512471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1.791.11765122994
Paraguanajuatite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se31.791.11765129
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO21.791.117651220
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O1.791.1176512105
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21.791.1176512409
Poubaite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2(Se,Te,S)41.791.11765126
Poughite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)·3H2O1.791.117651212
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21.791.1276512,7651339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21.791.11765123106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1.791.11765121725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21.791.1376512,76513,7651461156
Rajite  (*)NoneCuTe4+2O51.791.11765122
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO217651088
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O176514177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1.791.11765121711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1.791.1176512969
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe21.791.117651252
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS21.791.117651246
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21.791.1176512454
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1.791.1176512292
Silver  (*)CopperAg1.791.11765125186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1.791.11765122473
Sonoraite  (*)NoneFe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O1.791.117651211
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1.791.1276512,7651321482
Spiroffite  (*)NoneMn2+2Te4+3O81.791.11765124
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S121.791.117651280
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1.791.1176512332
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)1.791.117651292
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1.791.11765122045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61.791.1176512105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe41.791.1176512337
Teineite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·2H2O1.791.117651214
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO21.791.1276512,7651452
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1.791.1276512,76513190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31.791.1176512276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131.791.11765121803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1.791.11765121101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1.791.1176512510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131.791.11765125317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1.791.1176512433
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1.791.1176512484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1.791.1176512301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1.791.1176512374
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)61.791.117651231
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41.791.1176512303
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31.791.1176512297
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1.791.117651295
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1.791.1176512372
Zemannite  (*)ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3·nH2O (3≤n≤4.5)1.791.11765127



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-001181.791.1 K-Ar     Hemusite, MolybdeniteMo10178Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japan Shimizu et al. (1988)10.2465/minerj.14.92MJ14_92 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061011Kawazu Mine (Rendaiji Mine; Rendaizi Mine), Rendaiji, Shimoda City, Shizuoka, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R061011


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