Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yamanashi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 15
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.5

mindat Locality ID: 20271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20271.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yamanashi, Japan": 64
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Fuchisaka Pass
Hajikano
Hayakawa
Kinpuzan Mining District
Kitakoma District
Koshu
Minami-Alps City
Minobu
Mitomi-mura
Mount Fuji
Nakakoma District
Nanbu Town (Nambu Town)
Nishi-Yamanashi
Otsuki City
Sangaseyama
Sasago Pegmatite
Suzukura Mine
Takahagi
Takara Mine
Uenohara City
Yogosawa

Latitude: 35°27'59"N
Longitude: 138°47'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.466388888889,138.79027777778

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.

Adelite	Aeschynite	Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Beryl	Bournonite	Braunite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite
Coronadite	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Kaňkite	Kobellite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite
Mordenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Tridymite	Wollastonite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Aeschynite Allanite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte
Beryl Bournonite Braunite Calcite Carminite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite
Coronadite Corrensite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Diaspore Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Kaňkite Kobellite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite
Mordenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz
Tourmaline Tridymite Wollastonite

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*
Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bieberite ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*	Bustamite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Cornubite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dravite ()*
Dumortierite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrosaponite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*	Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ingodite ()*	Iron ()*
Izoklakeite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Kaňkite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Piemontite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Al) ()*	Pumpellyite-(Mn²⁺) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Saponite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	12.22	10.5	1	76950	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	12.22	10.5	3	76926,76932,76965	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76933	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76972	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	12.22	10.5	1	76926	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	12.22	10.5	2	76934,76949	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	12.22	10.5	1	76984	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	12.22	10.5	1	76929	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	12.22	10.5	3	76949,76959,76984	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	12.22	10.5	1	76988	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	15	15	1	76986	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	12.22	10.5	1	76968	173
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	12.22	10.5	1	76950	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	12.22	10.5	1	76962	413
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76959	50
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	12.22	10.5	1	76932	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	12.22	10.5	1	76984	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	12.22	10.5	2	76962,76984	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	12.22	10.5	2	76965,76968	483
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	12.22	10.5	1	76968	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12.22	10.5	2	76965,76984	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	1	76962	178
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	12.22	10.5	1	76965	83
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	12.22	10.5	1	76984	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	12.22	10.5	1	76969	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	10.5	4	76949,76962,76984,76986	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76984	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	12.22	10.5	1	76969	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76965	1025
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76942	363
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	12.22	10.5	1	76982	1008
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	12.22	10.5	1	76942	109
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	12.22	10.5	1	76949	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	12.22	10.5	1	76942	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	2	76926,76972	453
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	12.22	10.5	1	76965	599
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	2	76926,76981	327
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	1	76949	67
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	12.22	10.5	2	76976,76977	4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76934	648
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	12.22	10.5	1	76971	231
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76932	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76985	138
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	12.22	10.5	1	76949	551
Ferrosaponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Ca_0.3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76969	6
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	12.22	10.5	1	76938	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	10.5	4	76949,76962,76984,76986	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	12.22	10.5	3	76962,76971,76984	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76989	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	12.22	10.5	1	76968	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	12.22	10.5	2	76968,76971	14640
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76927	49
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	12.22	10.5	1	76949	57
Ingodite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂TeS	12.22	10.5	1	76949	30
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	12.22	10.5	1	76972	1089
Izoklakeite ()*	Kobellite	Pb_26.4(Cu,Fe)₂(Sb,Bi)_19.6S₅₇	12.22	10.5	1	76949	25
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	12.22	10.5	1	76984	2228
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	12.22	10.5	1	76965	73
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76984	38
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	12.22	10.5	1	76971	5591
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Mg₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76971	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	12.22	10.5	1	76972	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	1	76968	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	12.22	10.5	2	76940,76949	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	12.22	10.5	1	76962	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	12.22	10.5	2	76949,76984	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	5	76934,76939,76962,76982,76984	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76930	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	12.22	10.5	1	76984	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	12.22	10.5	1	76949	2349
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12.22	10.5	1	76965	260
Pumpellyite-(Al) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76985	19
Pumpellyite-(Mn²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Mn²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76965	15
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	15	10.5	6	76932,76949,76962,76971,76984,76986	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	12.22	10.5	1	76965	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	19	76930,76932,76934,76939,76940,76942,76943,76944,76949,76950,76951,76955,76962,76965,76971,76974,76979,76981,76984	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	12.22	10.5	1	76984	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	12.22	10.5	2	76965,76968	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	12.22	10.5	1	76971	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	12.22	10.5	1	76972	301
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	12.22	10.5	5	76949,76952,76956,76960,76984	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	12.22	10.5	2	76962,76984	1153
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	12.22	10.5	1	76968	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	15	10.5	4	76949,76962,76984,76986	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	12.22	10.5	1	76934	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	15	15	1	76986	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	15	15	1	76986	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	12.22	10.5	1	76950	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	1	76926	458

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00157	12.1	11.3	11.7±0.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	Otome (Ot)	Molybdenite	Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
Mo-00158	12.22	10.5	11.36±0.86	Re-Os	molybdenite	Otome (Ot)	Molybdenite	Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
vms-00569	15	15	Miocene					S	205616	Takara Mine, Yamanashi, Japan	Takara	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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