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Locality Name:
Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 122
Youngest recorded age at locality: 113

mindat Locality ID: 2196
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2196.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Matsumaezawa Pit (no. 3 Orebody)
Tanohata Pit (no. 2 Oreboby)

Latitude: 39°54'59"N
Longitude: 141°54'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.916388888889,141.9
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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O S Si V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAphthitaliteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumFeldspar
GarnetMicaNeptuniteNickelineNoneOlivinePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Iwateite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)Microcline  (*)Momoiite  (*)Nagashimalite  (*)Nambulite  (*)
Natronambulite  (*)Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Serandite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Suzukiite  (*)Tanohataite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Watatsumiite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Yoshimuraite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61221131752631022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12211308803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2122113175263295
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12211317526311547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)122113175263483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2122113027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu12211303846
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1221131752632740
Iwateite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2BaMn(PO4)21221131752632
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O41221130172
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)212211304
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12211304924
Momoiite  (*)GarnetMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)31221131752634
Nagashimalite  (*)NoneBa4(V3+,Ti)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Cl1221131752632
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)12211317526312
Natronambulite  (*)RhodoniteNaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)1221131752637
Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleKNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)212211302
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212211317526339462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3122113175263244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81221131752639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212211317526361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1221131752631711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)122113175263969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21221130148
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21221130253
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)12211317526338
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12211317526321482
Suzukiite  (*)NoneBaV4+Si2O712211304
Tanohataite  (*)PectoliteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)1221131752631
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)122113175263240
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1221131752634899
Watatsumiite  (*)NeptuniteLiNa2KMn2V2Si8O2412211301
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8122113070
Yoshimuraite  (*)NoneBa4Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2(OH)21221131752634


2 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
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 

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

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