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Locality Name:
Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 63.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.3

mindat Locality ID: 2198
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2198.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°36'15"N
Longitude: 139°37'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.604166666667,139.63305555556

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 Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBaryteBerylBrauniteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayColumbiteCoronaditeCorundumFeldsparFeroxyhyteFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumite
MelanteriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTourmaline

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Akhtenskite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Almandine  (*)Baryte  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)Celsian  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Dravite  (*)Feitknechtite  (*)Galaxite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Jimboite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pennantite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Ribbeite  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sussexite  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wiserite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akhtenskite  (*)FeroxyhyteMnO263.522.305
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS63.522.30312
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)263.522.3077
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)363.522.302353
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)63.522.3011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)63.522.30483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)63.522.3027770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)463.522.3083
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)63.522.30100
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS263.522.3027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1863.522.301008
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1663.522.30599
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63.522.30648
Feitknechtite  (*)NoneMn3+O(OH)63.522.3019
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O463.522.3043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS63.522.3024243
Graphite  (*)NoneC63.522.302812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O63.522.306890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O463.522.30350
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S63.522.30237
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)63.522.30469
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O463.522.30172
Jimboite  (*)NoneMn2+3(BO3)263.522.303
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O463.522.3014899
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO63.522.3073
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O63.522.30915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS263.522.305800
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)63.522.30186
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x63.522.30121
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63.522.302349
Pennantite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)863.522.3025
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS263.522.3039462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)263.522.3056
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO263.522.303106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO363.522.30244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO363.522.30147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S863.522.309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO263.522.3061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)63.522.301711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)63.522.30969
Ribbeite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)263.522.3013
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)263.522.3050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)363.522.301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS63.522.3021482
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)63.522.3025
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)63.522.30240
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O63.522.30433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)263.522.302562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO263.522.302718
Wiserite  (*)NoneMn2+14(B2O5)4(OH)8·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl63.522.3015



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
Mo-0033663.554.358.9±4.6Re-Os molybdeniteOwashi (Ow) YesMolybdenite Mo143339Kanuma City, Tochigi, JapanKanuma, TochigiSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 
Mo-0033732.722.327.5±5.2Re-Os molybdeniteOwashi (Ow) YesMolybdenite Mo143339Kanuma City, Tochigi, JapanKanuma, TochigiSuzuki et al. (1996)10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0GCA60_3151 


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