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Locality Name:
Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 204436
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204436.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japan": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Akaishi Mine
Irazuyama (Iratsuyama)
Iyo Mine
Nagatsu (Nakatsu)
Sekigawa

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 B Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayCoronaditeCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteGarnetHydrotalciteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSpinelTalc

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Barroisite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brugnatellite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromio-pargasite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gedrite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)
Talc  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2274139,741403419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31741402353
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2174140295
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)217414049
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)174140483
Brugnatellite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13·4H2O17414032
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17413927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS254125217414127198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2174142376
Chromio-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21741392
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41741393902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8274139,741401756
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)174142481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61741394135
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1741391188
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2174140178
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317414214640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16174140243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31741405433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)217414046
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4274140,741431507
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)217414079
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4174139311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)274139,741401487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4541252274139,7414114899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217414017380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6274139,74140229
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2274140,74143247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21741392273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)174140260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS254125217414139462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3274139,74140341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217414061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21741405614
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)17414087
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2274139,741403337
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3174139212
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1741431025



1 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
vms-00529541252Paleozoic        204437Iyo Mine, Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, JapanIyoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061124Irazuyama (Iratsuyama), Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R061124


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