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Locality Name:
Hinotani Section, Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 84.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 46.5

mindat Locality ID: 185474
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185474.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hinotani Section, Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, 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.

Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz

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: Fe Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe Mo O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	69.7	46.5	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	84.7	46.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	84.7	46.5	61156

12 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample 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
Mo-00222	69.7	64.5	67.1±2.6	Re-Os	molybdenite	Takagigawa (Tg)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218607	Hirose, Shimane, Japan	Hirose, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00223	68.3	63.5	65.9±2.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	Takagigawa (Tg)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218607	Hirose, Shimane, Japan	Hirose, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Kristen001925	84.7	78.1	81.4±3.3	K-Ar	biotite	71Y-12	Yes				19893	Tsumo Mine, Masuda, Shimane, Japan	Tsumo	Shibata and Ishihara (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207	EG69_1207
Kristen001926	81.8	75.4	78.6±3.2	K-Ar	phlogopite		Yes	Phlogopite			19893	Tsumo Mine, Masuda, Shimane, Japan	Tsumo	Shibata and Ishihara (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207	EG69_1207
Mo-00386	62.3	56.9	59.6±2.7	Re-Os	molybdenite	Kamitami (Kt)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	185472	Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00387	64.2	59.2	61.7±2.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	Kamitami (Kt)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	185472	Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00388	59.2	55.2	57.2±2.0	Re-Os	molybdenite	Daito (Dt)	Yes	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	185473	Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00389	57.9	54.1	56.0±1. 9	Re-Os	molybdenite	Daito (Dt)	Yes	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	185473	Daito Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00455	61.7	52.5	57.1±4.6	Re-Os	molybdenite	Seikyu (Sk)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218528	Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00456	60.2	56.2	58.2±2.0	Re-Os	molybdenite	Seikyu (Sk)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218528	Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00457	52.9	49.3	51.1±1. 8	Re-Os	molybdenite	Seikyu-minami (Sm)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218528	Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00458	51.9	46.5	49.2±2.7	Re-Os	molybdenite	Seikyu-minami (Sm)	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	218528	Seikyu Mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane, Japan	Ohara, Shimane	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151

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