Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ezuri Mine, Odate, Akita, Japan

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

mindat Locality ID: 171360
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-171360.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ezuri Mine, Odate, Akita, Japan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Edate Vein
Ezuri Deposit

Latitude: 40°15'0"N
Longitude: 140°36'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.25,140.6

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.

Argyrodite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Covellite	Germanite	Gypsum	None
Pectolite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Argyrodite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Colusite ()*	Covellite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Serandite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe Ge H Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe Ge H Mn Na O S Sb Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Argyrodite Baryte Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Covellite Germanite Gypsum None
Pectolite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	15	15	0		62
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	15	15	0		11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	15	15	0		5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	15	15	0		483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	15	15	0		27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	15	1	73900	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	15	15	1	73900	110
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	15	15	0		4165
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	15	1	73900	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	15	15	0		30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	15	15	0		6890
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	15	15	0		51
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	15	15	0		249
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15	15	1	73900	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	15	0		61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	15	15	0		1711
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	15	15	0		38
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	15	15	1	73900	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	15	15	0		332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	15	15	1	73900	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	15	15	1	73900	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
	vms-00514	15	15	Miocene										S	171360	Ezuri Mine, Odate, Akita, Japan	Ezuri	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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