Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Ohkuki Mine (Okuki Deposit), Ehime, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360

mindat Locality ID: 17373
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17373.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ohkuki Mine (Okuki Deposit), Ehime, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°30'50"N
Longitude: 132°39'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.513888888889,132.65555555556

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.

Botryogen	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Sphalerite	Spinel	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: Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Botryogen Chalcopyrite Corundum None Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	360	360	5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	360	360	45
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	360	360	27198
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	360	360	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	360	360	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	360	360	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	360	360	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	360	360	969
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	360	360	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	360	360	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-00557	360	360	Paleozoic										S	17373	Ohkuki Mine (Okuki Deposit), Ehime, Japan	Okuki	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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