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Locality Name:
Iwate, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 247
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.1

mindat Locality ID: 21716
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21716.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iwate, Japan": 245
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 186

Number of Child Localities: 45
Child Localities:
Arasawa
Daiichi-Asahi Mine
Hachimantai Geothermal Area
Hanamaki City
Higashiiwai District
Hinokiyama Mine
Ichinoseki City
Ishidoriya
Kamaishi City
Kanazawa Mine
Karumai
Kitakami City
Kitakami Mts
Kohchoh Mine
Kuji City
Kunohe
Kunohe-gun
Kuzumaki
Marumori Mine
Matsuo Mine
Miyako City
Morioka
Morioka City
Namiita Mine
Nanbu Mine
Niikura Mine
Nishiwaga
Noda
Ofunato City
Ojiri Mine
Ono
Oshu City
Otsuchi
Rikuzentakata City
Sainokami Mine
Sanmaiyama Mine
Sawauchi
Shimohei District
Shiwa
Sumita-cho
Takahata Mine
Tayama
Tono City
Waga District
Yagoshi Village

Latitude: 39°32'40"N
Longitude: 141°23'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.544444444444,141.38472222222
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAphthitaliteAragonite
ArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylBrauniteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDanburiteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEttringite
FeldsparFeroxyhyteFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteIronKaoliniteKobelliteLöllingite
LepidocrociteLinariteLudwigiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeliliteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNeptuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPalygorskite
PectolitePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScapoliteScheeliteSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
Spurrite-AfwilliteStanniteStarkeyiteStibniteStilpnomelaneSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
TochiliniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWarwickiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

259 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)
Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baghdadite  (*)Bannisterite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bementite  (*)Bicchulite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Brushite  (*)Buddingtonite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cannonite  (*)
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Celsian  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chesterite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Danburite  (*)Dellaite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Eclarite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Feitknechtite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Feroxyhyte  (*)Ferri-winchite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-gedrite  (*)Ferrobustamite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Foshagite  (*)Fukuchilite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galaxite  (*)Galena  (*)
Ganophyllite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Godlevskite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greigite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Haradaite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hejtmanite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Inesite  (*)
Iron  (*)Iwateite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Jimthompsonite  (*)Joséite-A  (*)
Joséite-B  (*)Kamaishilite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kinoshitalite  (*)Kotoite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Livingstonite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Manjiroite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)
Masutomilite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Momoiite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nagashimalite  (*)Nambulite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Natronambulite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nsutite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pargasite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Proto-anthophyllite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ramsdellite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Serandite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smythite  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spurrite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Stevensite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Suanite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sussexite  (*)
Suzukiite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tanohataite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Tilleyite  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tsilaisite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vonsenite  (*)Wairakite  (*)
Warwickite  (*)Watatsumiite  (*)Winchite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Yoshimuraite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S15151751302793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201117.8775092,75094,75128,75129,75170,75187,752553419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6201113375170,75262,752631022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6201145275170,75255286
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O17522563
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS201112875149,75150,75170,75173,75201,75245,75251,75255312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)201113475166,75170,75255,752628803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)175291706
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2247117.8375170,75184,7527177
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3201145575092,75170,75251,75283,752922353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe175280489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)610.1175180966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5201145475170,75277,75278,752921310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3201117.81175092,75095,75100,75128,75170,75195,75225,75250,75255,75294,752971534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1752861588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2375113,75173,752553092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1752771036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2275077,75292718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4275202,75293708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)130.2117.81751873250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2122113275262,75263295
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S817509267
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS201145675093,75095,75100,75170,75225,752339052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6130.2117.81751892060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6130.2117.8175187919
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2375092,75095,75225260
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2130.2117.8175187238
Baghdadite  (*)WöhleriteCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O41752258
Bannisterite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O24720117527120
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2010.1975130,75170,75173,75180,75206,75209,75210,75263,7528611547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8201117.8375170,75184,75255173
Bicchulite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteCa2Al2SiO6(OH)2275092,752256
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O2011121575107,75141,75146,75148,75153,75155,75170,75173,75174,75176,75178,75237,75242,75269,75284178
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3175226214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi275225,752261966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3275225,752261935
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)175225195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42015.31075092,75093,75170,75206,75210,75211,75212,75286,75297,753015516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)2471122475108,75109,75113,75115,75117,75120,75143,75144,75149,75150,75154,75157,75162,75166,75168,75170,75243,75255,75262,75263,75265,75267,75268,75271483
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2130.2117.8275092,75187462
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O175100104
Buddingtonite  (*)Feldspar(NH4)(AlSi3)O817506727
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2201112575149,75170,75201,75251,75255101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2471122275088,75091,75092,75093,75094,75095,75100,75137,75141,75147,75153,75166,75170,75173,75187,75217,75225,75251,75255,75271,75278,7529727770
Cannonite  (*)NoneBi2O(SO4)(OH)217522626
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O17530288
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4201145375170,75173,7525183
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)201145175170100
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2015.3575170,75193,75206,75210,753015707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22015.32675073,75083,75092,75093,75094,75095,75127,75128,75130,75137,75170,75187,75193,75206,75207,75210,75211,75212,75225,75226,75255,75262,75286,75297,75301,7530227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8575101,75225,75277,75283,75292577
Chesterite  (*)NoneMg17Si20O54(OH)61751329
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2275278,75292376
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2130.2117.8175187285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4375091,75092,752323902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS10.1275180,751972600
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2247145475170,7527157
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2130.2117.8175187236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)275092,751291025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)217522586
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS201145475079,75091,75093,75170966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S817509282
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O175092382
Copper  (*)CopperCu2015.3875093,75170,75206,75209,75210,75232,75262,753023846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18201145275170,752921008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3275072,752921797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS235.3275206,752104165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162011123375104,75106,75107,75108,75109,75110,75111,75112,75113,75114,75116,75117,75118,75119,75120,75141,75149,75151,75152,75153,75162,75166,75168,75170,75174,75199,75214,75221,75222,75237,75255,75273,75284599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3201117.8975092,75093,75094,75095,75170,75187,75238,75297,75306802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2201145275094,75170327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O235.3475205,75209,75210,753022970
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8175092148
Dellaite  (*)NoneCa6(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)21752255
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)175086481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S235.3275206,752101027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6201117.8975092,75100,75170,75187,75191,75225,75277,75294,752974135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2130.2117.8375123,75183,751879895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)175132648
Eclarite  (*)Kobellite(Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S2817522618
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)175218520
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4235.3175210910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6130.2117.8175189944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201117.8975092,75094,75095,75100,75128,75129,75170,75195,752258173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6175296414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)175090371
Feitknechtite  (*)NoneMn3+O(OH)201112275141,7517019
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O10.117518066
Feroxyhyte  (*)FeroxyhyteFe3+O(OH)133.611217515019
Ferri-winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)217510916
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O175260345
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2175225129
Ferro-gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)217529211
Ferrobustamite  (*)WollastoniteCaFe2+Si2O6133.6112275093,7513722
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F201113275170,752632740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)130.2117.8375187,75202,752931188
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)2275092,7522519
Fukuchilite  (*)PyriteCu3FeS81752866
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4175225445
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O4247112375150,75170,7527143
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2015.31575123,75127,75130,75170,75187,75193,75206,75207,75210,75211,75212,75226,75234,75286,7530124243
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)24720117527145
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7275092,75225114
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3130.2117.817518770
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3175249504
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S817509140
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)133.60.11275092,75101,75107,75149,75180,75188,75203,75222,75225,75228,75252,752757437
Gold  (*)CopperAu15151175092,75093,75095,75130,75179,75235,75236,75288,75297,75298,7530230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC133.6112275137,752922812
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S417522562
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3201145875092,75100,75128,75170,75225,75277,75278,752971544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2275092,75094223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O133.65.3675067,75123,75130,75134,75210,752866890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1750921398
Haradaite  (*)NoneSrV4+Si2O72011451751703
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42471121575105,75141,75143,75150,75153,75154,75170,75173,75199,75237,75243,75246,75269,75271,75284350
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2175091205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O62011121075092,75095,75128,75137,75170,75195,75242,75251,75255,75297741
Hejtmanite  (*)NoneBa2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F217524510
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32470.11475092,75109,75128,75168,75170,75173,75180,75190,75197,75198,75210,75225,75249,7527114640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te175280804
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O275092,75225144
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16201145175166243
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S317522654
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3201145575088,75091,75170,75232,752535433
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O201145275133,7517050
Iron  (*)IronFe1752321089
Iwateite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2BaMn(PO4)21221131752632
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O42471121775110,75141,75143,75148,75149,75150,75151,75170,75173,75199,75237,75243,75246,75262,75265,75269,75271172
Jimthompsonite  (*)NoneMg5Si6O16(OH)217513210
Joséite-A  (*)TetradymiteBi4TeS217522650
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S133.6112275137,7522686
Kamaishilite  (*)NoneCa2(SiAl2)O6(OH)21750922
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4133.60.1475108,75136,75180,752495591
Kinoshitalite  (*)Mica ClayBaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)220114517517020
Kotoite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)2130.2117.8275183,7518720
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2247201375113,75173,75271234
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O275066,750921271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)130.2117.8375092,75094,75188581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2130.2117.8175187987
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)210.117518024
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2375092,75093,75100762
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)130.2117.8175187134
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4235.3175210198
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)475088,75095,75225,75297451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4175092229
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)220114517517079
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2175227238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4201117.81875088,75091,75092,75093,75094,75095,75096,75100,75128,75170,75175,75187,75193,75198,75225,75255,75292,7529714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22015.3575170,75187,75205,75210,7530212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)133.6112375111,75154,75161770
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21221131752624
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO247145275170,7527173
Manjiroite  (*)CoronaditeNa(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16201112675107,75109,75143,75160,75166,7516822
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22010.1375092,75170,751805674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl175225139
Masutomilite  (*)MicaKLiAlMn2+(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)217521812
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)175092176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O175225915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)201113575101,75170,75225,75255,752624924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS275091,750931066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22011121175093,75137,75170,75185,75187,75195,75211,75225,75245,75260,752895800
Momoiite  (*)GarnetMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3122113275262,752634
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2010.1375067,75170,751801508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O175062405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201145875086,75092,75101,75170,75235,75277,75278,7529217380
Nagashimalite  (*)NoneBa4(V3+,Ti)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Cl122113275262,752632
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)247113375166,75263,7527112
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1750921236
Natronambulite  (*)RhodoniteNaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)122113275262,752637
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)201112975147,75150,75153,75166,75170,75194,75242,75251,75255186
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs201112375091,75137,75170633
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x2011122275063,75104,75107,75112,75141,75142,75146,75148,75151,75154,75168,75170,75173,75174,75176,75178,75199,75214,75230,75237,75269,75284121
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2010.1275170,751802994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S310.1175180511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)201145275170,752552349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O175092306
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS201145275093,75170767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2130.2117.8175187313
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O20114517517043
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8201112875088,75091,75092,75093,75094,75095,75137,751701512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3275092,75225495
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2175280409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2201117.8275170,751872273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)133.6112175149260
Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleKNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)21221131752622
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21750921898
Proto-anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21751324
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22010.12975067,75074,75091,75093,75094,75095,75101,75124,75127,75128,75130,75137,75170,75180,75187,75193,75206,75210,75211,75212,75225,75240,75252,75255,75263,75286,75297,75301,7530239462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2201117.8275170,7518456
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22011122275107,75109,75110,75111,75115,75117,75119,75138,75141,75142,75149,75153,75154,75159,75162,75166,75168,75170,75173,75176,75237,752683106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3201113375170,75255,75263244
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)1020114517517025
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3201117.8975170,75173,75194,75242,75243,75245,75251,75253,75255147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82011121975083,75088,75092,75093,75094,75095,75100,75137,75170,75187,75193,75225,75226,75233,75245,75251,75255,75263,752979056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22010.15075081,75092,75093,75094,75095,75109,75122,75127,75128,75130,75137,75147,75159,75166,75168,75170,75172,75173,75180,75185,75187,75188,75208,75210,75218,75225,75226,75233,75235,75236,75240,75245,75249,75252,75255,75260,75262,75263,75273,75274,75277,75280,75281,75282,75288,75289,75296,75298,75299,7530261156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2201112275153,7517088
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O175173177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2471123175107,75141,75143,75145,75147,75149,75150,75151,75153,75154,75155,75157,75166,75170,75173,75184,75194,75199,75201,75237,75242,75243,75245,75251,75255,75257,75262,75263,75265,75269,752711711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2471123275090,75097,75098,75099,75107,75142,75144,75147,75148,75149,75150,75153,75166,75170,75173,75184,75188,75194,75198,75201,75237,75242,75245,75247,75251,75255,75257,75262,75263,75267,75269,75271969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2201113275170,75262148
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2122113175262253
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2133.6112375092,75093,75137317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)133.61121475081,75092,75093,75137,75195,75225,75250,75273,75274,75280,75281,75282,75298,752994894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)275092,752552705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P175232374
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1752251153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O201145275092,75166241
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)122113275262,7526338
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)130.2117.81751886417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4275092,75093249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51752921516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1515375092,75093,751305186
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)17509277
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2130.2117.817518450
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32471121175104,75108,75149,75150,75170,75194,75201,75242,75251,75255,752711214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2015.32275073,75092,75093,75094,75095,75123,75127,75130,75137,75170,75187,75193,75206,75210,75211,75212,75225,75234,75263,75286,75297,7530121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4130.2117.8275187,752921934
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)17522554
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O17509279
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)217509257
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3130.2117.8275182,752253418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O247201275092,75271456
Suanite  (*)NoneMg2B2O5130.2117.817518716
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS10.1375069,75084,751802045
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)20114517517025
Suzukiite  (*)NoneBaV4+Si2O71221131752624
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4175280337
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)130.2117.817518787
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)175232703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21752933337
Tanohataite  (*)PectoliteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)1221131752631
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3275219,75280276
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)2471122775090,75097,75098,75107,75142,75145,75147,75148,75149,75150,75153,75154,75170,75173,75184,75194,75201,75237,75243,75245,75247,75251,75255,75257,75262,75263,75271240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132015.3475170,75210,75212,752865317
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi175232116
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O175092183
Tilleyite  (*)NoneCa5Si2O7(CO3)2275092,7522519
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)224720117527124
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O201112675137,75170,75187,75225,75263,752914899
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]17509256
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O201145875104,75111,75119,75168,75173,75176,75177,75284433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2201117.8475088,75091,75170,751872562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS375092,75225,752321044
Tsilaisite  (*)TourmalineNaMn2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1752183
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2201145275092,751702718
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O175260652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10201117.8775092,75100,75170,75183,75225,75294,752971395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4133.6112275091,75137380
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)17509262
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O17506473
Warwickite  (*)Warwickite(Mg,Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)2O(BO3)130.2117.817518715
Watatsumiite  (*)NeptuniteLiNa2KMn2V2Si8O241221131752621
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2247201275109,7527151
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3201112775092,75093,75137,75170,75187,75225,752971247
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S812211317526270
Yoshimuraite  (*)NoneBa4Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2(OH)2201113375170,75262,752634
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)201145275092,751705251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7130.2117.8175187140
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl17508686


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Scott-CGSSWAN3_33-0001mine
Scott-RG55_311-0001manganese deposits are intercalated with chert… some of these deposits are closely associated with lenticular bodies or layers of limestone


16 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-005781515Miocene       S108091Tsunatori Mine, Waga, Kitakami City, Iwate, JapanTsunatoriMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Mo-00294133.6122.4128.0±5.6Re-Os molybdeniteOkawame (Ok)  Molybdenite Mo106920Ohkawame Mine (Okawame Mine), Kuji City, Iwate, JapanKuji, lwateSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-00295119.8112115.9±3.9Re-Os molybdeniteOkawame (Ok)  Molybdenite Mo106920Ohkawame Mine (Okawame Mine), Kuji City, Iwate, JapanKuji, lwateSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Scott-CGSSWAN3_33-0001201145Jurassic Age of deposition     Mn2200Funakozawa Mine, Ono, Hirono-cho, Kunohe-gun, Iwate, JapanFunakozawa MineSchneider (1987) CGSSWAN3_33P. 1
Hg-0010410.1 K-Ar, PM, TL     Cinnabar, LivingstoniteHg53766Matsuo Mine, Iwate, Japan Imai (2004); Ohba et al. (2007)   
Kristen002257124.2124124.2-124Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Mo218446Hokuto Mine, Miyako City, Iwate, JapanHokuto Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00453130.2117.8124.0±6.2Re-Os molybdeniteHokuto (Hk)  Molybdenite Mo218446Hokuto Mine, Miyako City, Iwate, JapanMiyako, lwateSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-00454128.9119.5124.2+4.7Re-Os molybdeniteHokuto (Hk)  Molybdenite Mo218446Hokuto Mine, Miyako City, Iwate, JapanMiyako, lwateSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
vms-00573235.3Miocene        25473Tsuchihata Mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Iwate, JapanTsuchihata (Hatabira)Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00574235.3Miocene        25473Tsuchihata Mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Iwate, JapanTsuchihata (Honniozawa)Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00575235.3Miocene        25473Tsuchihata Mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Iwate, JapanTsuchihata (Shiratsuchi)Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00576235.3Miocene        25473Tsuchihata Mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Iwate, JapanTsuchihata (Uenono-Okinazsawa)Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00577235.3Miocene        25473Tsuchihata Mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Iwate, JapanTsuchihata (Washinosu)Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Grew_Li_2019_0107120120120      Tanohataite 2196Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, JapanTanohata mine, Iwate prefecture, Kitakami Mountains, Japan (type)Tsuchiya et al. (2007)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.002JVGR167_134 
Alexandra-0106122113122-113 Age of intrusion      159577Matsumaezawa Pit (no. 3 Orebody), Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, JapanMatsumaezawa Pit (no. 3 Orebody)El Rhazi and Hayashi (2003)10.1078/0009-2819-00028CEG63_149 
Scott-RG55_311-0001247201Midde Triassic to Late TriassicFossil radiolarianAge of deposition     Mn159512Otaniyama Mine, Yamada-machi, Shimohei District, Iwate, JapanOtaniyama mineNakae and Komuro (2005)10.1111/j.1751-3928.2005.tb00253.xRG55_311P. 318

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070297Kamaishi Mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R070297
R070122Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R070122

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