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Locality Name:
Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 84.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 44.7

mindat Locality ID: 185472
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185472.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Daito Mine
Higashiyama Mine
Kamiya Mine
Seikyu Mine

Latitude: 35°17'18"N
Longitude: 132°59'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.288333333333,132.98861111111

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: Ca Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteCorundumMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSchoepiteSphalerite
Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Metaschoepite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS261.744.717644427198
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O65.354.1276440,76442345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS61.744.717644424243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O361.744.717644414640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O461.744.717644414899
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O65.35917644217
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS269.746.5676439,76440,76441,76442,76443,764445800
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)65.359176442494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS284.744.7476439,76441,76442,7644439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO284.746.5376440,76441,7644361156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS61.744.717644421482



16 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-0022269.764.567.1±2.6Re-Os molybdeniteTakagigawa (Tg) YesMolybdenite Mo218607Hirose, Shimane, JapanHirose, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0022368.363.565.9±2.4Re-Os molybdeniteTakagigawa (Tg) YesMolybdenite Mo218607Hirose, Shimane, JapanHirose, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Kristen00192584.778.181.4±3.3K-Ar biotite71Y-12 Yes  19893Tsumo Mine, Masuda, Shimane, JapanTsumoShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00192681.875.478.6±3.2K-Ar phlogopite  YesPhlogopite  19893Tsumo Mine, Masuda, Shimane, JapanTsumoShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Mo-0038662.356.959.6±2.7Re-Os molybdeniteKamitami (Kt)  Molybdenite Mo185472Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0038764.259.261.7±2.5Re-Os molybdeniteKamitami (Kt)  Molybdenite Mo185472Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0038859.255.257.2±2.0Re-Os molybdeniteDaito (Dt)  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo185473Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0038957.954.156.0±1. 9Re-Os molybdeniteDaito (Dt)  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo185473Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0022063.25961.1±2.1Re-Os molybdeniteHigashiyama (Hg)  Molybdenite Mo144102Higashiyama Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0022165.361.163.2±2.1Re-Os molybdeniteHigashiyama (Hg)  Molybdenite Mo144102Higashiyama Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Kristen00194948.544.746.6±1.9K-Ar biotite59SM-7    218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanSeikyuShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00195049.745.947.8±1.9K-Ar muscovite65SK4(2)  Muscovite  218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanSeikyuShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Mo-0045561.752.557.1±4.6Re-Os molybdeniteSeikyu (Sk)  Molybdenite Mo218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0045660.256.258.2±2.0Re-Os molybdeniteSeikyu (Sk)  Molybdenite Mo218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0045752.949.351.1±1. 8Re-Os molybdeniteSeikyu-minami (Sm)  Molybdenite Mo218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0045851.946.549.2±2.7Re-Os molybdeniteSeikyu-minami (Sm)  Molybdenite Mo218528Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, JapanOhara, ShimaneSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 


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