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Locality Name:
Yakushima-cho, Kagoshima, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 189408
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189408.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yakushima-cho, Kagoshima, Japan": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kuchierabu Island (Kuchinoerabu Island)
Yakushima Island

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBerylBismutiteCopperFeldsparGypsumMolybdeniteNickelineNone
PyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzScheeliteStibniteSulphurTourmaline

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Eulytine  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Sillénite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)275428,754301036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1754369052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61754302060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18375432,75434,754354286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3175432214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1754321966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31754321935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)175432716
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)317543272
Gold  (*)CopperAu17543230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1754306890
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)17543557
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21754325800
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1754332349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217543239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81754329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2575432,75434,75435,75436,7543761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1754374894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1754312705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1754321153
Sillénite  (*)NoneBi12SiO2017543226
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS275429,754302045


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