Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ofuku Mine (Yamato Mine), Mine City, Yamaguchi, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 17371
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17371.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ofuku Mine (Yamato Mine), Mine City, Yamaguchi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Lillianite	Linarite	Malachite
Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Philipsburgite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Titanite	Tungstite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Te Th Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Te Th Ti W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Lillianite Linarite Malachite
Mica Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Philipsburgite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite
Stibnite Tetradymite Titanite Tungstite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bernalite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Diopside ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferrobustamite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Joséite-A ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Lillianite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Malayaite ()*	Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parnauite ()*	Philipsburgite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Preisingerite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Russellite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Thorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Violarite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zálesíite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5509
Bernalite ()*	Perovskite	Fe(OH)₃	8
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Ferrobustamite ()*	Wollastonite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	22
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉	66
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	57
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2228
Joséite-A ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄TeS₂	50
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	593
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆	128
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12537
Malayaite ()*	Titanite	CaSnO(SiO₄)	40
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	767
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	105
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	31
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	309
Preisingerite ()*	None	Bi₃O(AsO₄)₂(OH)	53
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	40
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	80
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1101
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1006
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	118
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1395
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	380
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1247
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	84
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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