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Locality Name:
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 2202
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2202.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°46'0"N
Longitude: 133°25'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.766666666667,133.43305555556
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 As B Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteApatiteApophylliteArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteCalzirtiteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteEttringiteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLöllingiteMelilite
MiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneSodaliteSpurrite-Afwillite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTobermoriteTridymiteVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baghdadite  (*)
Bicchulite  (*)Borcarite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Bultfonteinite  (*)Buryatite  (*)Cahnite  (*)Calciborite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Calzirtite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Charlesite  (*)Clinotobermorite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Esseneite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foshagite  (*)Frolovite  (*)
Fukalite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Henmilite  (*)
Hexahydroborite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Inyoite  (*)Jennite  (*)
Johnbaumite  (*)Kilchoanite  (*)Kinoite  (*)Kurchatovite  (*)Kusachiite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Morimotoite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nifontovite  (*)Numanoite  (*)
Okayamalite  (*)Olshanskyite  (*)Oyelite  (*)Parasibirskite  (*)Pentahydroborite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Plombièrite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Priceite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Rankinite  (*)Roweite  (*)Scawtite  (*)Shimazakiite  (*)Sibirskite  (*)
Sillénite  (*)Solongoite  (*)Spurrite  (*)Stringhamite  (*)Takedaite  (*)
Talnakhite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Tilleyite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Uralborite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O25266041
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32526601534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2526609052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2252660238
Baghdadite  (*)WöhleriteCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O42526608
Bicchulite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteCa2Al2SiO6(OH)22526606
Borcarite  (*)NoneCa4MgB4O6(CO3)2(OH)62526606
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42526605516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62526601633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2252660462
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O25266020
Buryatite  (*)EttringiteCa3(Si,Fe3+,Al)(SO4)B(OH)4(OH,O)6·12H2O2526602
Cahnite  (*)ZirconCa2B(AsO4)(OH)425266013
Calciborite  (*)NoneCaB2O42526602
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25266027770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O1625266032
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2526605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225266027198
Charlesite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26H2O2526609
Clinotobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)2526606
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)252660363
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F425266067
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)252660498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62526604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2526608173
Esseneite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe3+AlSiO625266017
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2526602740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22526609617
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)225266019
Frolovite  (*)NoneCa[B(OH)4]22526603
Fukalite  (*)NoneCa4Si2O6(CO3)(OH)22526608
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7252660114
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32526601544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325266014640
Henmilite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)42526601
Hexahydroborite  (*)NoneCa[B(OH)4]2·2H2O2526603
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)225266017
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O25266085
Inyoite  (*)NoneCaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O25266034
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O25266018
Johnbaumite  (*)ApatiteCa5(AsO4)3(OH)2526608
Kilchoanite  (*)NoneCa6(SiO4)(Si3O10)2526609
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O25266017
Kurchatovite  (*)NoneCaMgB2O52526603
Kusachiite  (*)MiniumCu2+Bi3+2O42526602
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2252660762
Morimotoite  (*)GarnetCa3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)32526606
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)252660884
Nifontovite  (*)NoneCa3[BO(OH)2]6·2H2O2526605
Numanoite  (*)NoneCa4CuB4O6(OH)6(CO3)22526601
Okayamalite  (*)MeliliteCa2B2SiO72526602
Olshanskyite  (*)NoneCa2[B3O3(OH)6]OH·3H2O2526603
Oyelite  (*)NoneCa5BSi4O13(OH)3·4H2O2526607
Parasibirskite  (*)NoneCa2B2O5·H2O2526601
Pentahydroborite  (*)NoneCaB2O(OH)6·2H2O2526605
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3252660495
Plombièrite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O16(OH)2(H2O)2·(Ca·5H2O)25266028
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22526601898
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O25266033
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225266039462
Rankinite  (*)NoneCa3Si2O725266025
Roweite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+2B4O7(OH)62526604
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O25266025
Shimazakiite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2B2O52526601
Sibirskite  (*)NoneCaH(BO3)2526603
Sillénite  (*)NoneBi12SiO2025266026
Solongoite  (*)NoneCa2B3O4(OH)4Cl2526602
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)25266054
Stringhamite  (*)NoneCaCu(SiO4)·H2O2526608
Takedaite  (*)NoneCa3B2O62526601
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1625266035
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2526601101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132526605317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O252660183
Tilleyite  (*)NoneCa5Si2O7(CO3)225266019
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2526604899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)252660114
Uralborite  (*)NoneCaB2O2(OH)42526602
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102526601395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O252660636
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32526601247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2252660109
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O25266084
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2526605251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0043Mesozoic monzodiorite intrudes paleozoic marine limestone


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
Michelle_004325266Mesozoic Age of intrusion      2202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanFuka MineSatish Kumar et al. (2004)10.2465/jmps.99.328JMPS99_328Age of monzodiorite intrusion

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-140Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-140
FKM-183Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-183
R060591Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060591
R060257Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060257
R060685Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060685
R120121Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R120121
R061140Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R061140
R120122Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R120122

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