Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Saiki City, Oita, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 208805
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208805.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saiki City, Oita, Japan": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Kiura Mine (Shin-Kiura Mine; Kiura Emery Mine)
Natsukidani
Shimoharai Mine
Shitaharai Mine

Latitude: 32°47'57"N
Longitude: 131°32'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.799166666667,131.54944444444

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite
Benitoite	Bismutite	Braunite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore
Fairfieldite	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Löllingite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica
None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Symplesite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tourmaline	Tyrolite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Arthurite
Benitoite Bismutite Braunite Calcite Carminite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore
Fairfieldite Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Löllingite Lindackerite Malachite Meneghinite Mica
None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Symplesite Talc Tetradymite Tourmaline Tyrolite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Adachiite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Allophane ()*	Anatase ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Bayldonite ()*
Bendadaite ()*	Benitoite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Beyerite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Cornubite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cymrite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Diopside ()*	Duftite ()*	Eulytine ()*	Ferrarisite ()*	Ferrisymplesite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Guérinite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hydrocalumite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Joséite-B ()*	Karibibite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Ludlockite ()*
Malachite ()*	Margarite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Miyahisaite ()*
Namansilite ()*	Noelbensonite ()*	Parasymplesite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phaunouxite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Scarbroite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schneiderhöhnite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Strakhovite ()*	Symplesite ()*	Talc ()*	Talmessite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*	Wallkilldellite-(Fe) ()*
Witherite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Yukonite ()*

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
Adachiite ()*	Tourmaline	CaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₅AlO₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	76061	1
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	76069	1022
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	76061	470
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	76068	2162
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	76066	3250
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	76069	295
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O			3	76061,76062,76066	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	76061,76066	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	76067	919
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂			1	76065	172
Bendadaite ()*	Arthurite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O			2	76061,76066	10
Benitoite ()*	Benitoite	BaTiSi₃O₉			1	76069	20
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	76065	413
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂			1	76068	96
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	76066,76068	1966
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	76069	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	76066	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			2	76061,76065	178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	76061,76066	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	76061	27198
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			3	76061,76064,76066	363
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	76061	109
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	76061	1797
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O			1	76069	46
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	76061	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	76066	4135
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	76065	220
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃			1	76068	72
Ferrarisite ()*	Lindackerite	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O	0	0	1	76066	11
Ferrisymplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			2	76061,76066	21
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	76069	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	76061,76066	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	76066,76068	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	76066	1544
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O			1	76066	31
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	76061	741
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃			1	76064	104
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			2	76061,76067	1689
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	76061	407
Hydrocalumite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ca₄Al₂(OH)₁₂(Cl,CO₃,OH)₂·4H₂O			1	76061	30
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	76068	5433
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S			1	76068	86
Karibibite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(As³⁺O₂)₄(As³⁺₂O₅)(OH)			3	76061,76062,76066	19
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			3	76061,76064,76066	762
Ludlockite ()*	None	PbFe³⁺₄As³⁺₁₀O₂₂			1	76061	15
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	76061,76067	12537
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂			1	76061	168
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			1	76061	158
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	76065	1107
Miyahisaite ()*	Apatite	(Sr,Ca)₂Ba₃(PO₄)₃F			1	76069	1
Namansilite ()*	None	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆			1	76069	8
Noelbensonite ()*	None	BaMn³⁺₂Si₂O₇(OH)₂·H₂O			1	76069	6
Parasymplesite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			3	76061,76062,76066	124
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			1	76066	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			2	76065,76066	428
Phaunouxite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	76066	14
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O			3	76061,76062,76066	99
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	76061	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	76065	1725
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	76063	244
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	76061,76062,76066,76068,76069	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	76063	969
Scarbroite ()*	None	Al₅(CO₃)(OH)₁₃·5H₂O			1	76061	9
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	76066	4894
Schneiderhöhnite ()*	None	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃As³⁺₅O₁₃			1	76061	15
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	76061	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			3	76061,76062,76066	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	76065	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	76061,76066	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	76061	1934
Strakhovite ()*	None	NaBa₃(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)₄[Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂][Si₂O₇]O₂·(F,OH)·H₂O			1	76069	3
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	76061,76066	92
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	76061	3337
Talmessite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	76066	46
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	76061	276
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	76068	2562
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			3	76061,76062,76064	245
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			3	76061,76066,76068	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	76061	636
Wallkilldellite-(Fe) ()*	None	Ca₂Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·9H₂O			1	76066	6
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			1	76069	251
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			3	76061,76064,76066	1247
Yukonite ()*	None	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	76066	29

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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