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Locality Name:
Saitama, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.5

mindat Locality ID: 22756
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22756.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saitama, Japan": 43
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Banba Mine (Bamba Mine)
Chichibu City
Futagoyama
Hanno
Hidaka
Higashi-Chichibu Village
Iruma District
Kodama-gun
Kunugidaira
Sayama Meteorite
Sueno
Yorii

Latitude: 35°52'0"N
Longitude: 139°24'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.866666666667,139.4

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Bournonite
Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Devilline
Epidote	Feldspar	Fianelite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Kaňkite
Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Scapolite	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Welinite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Bournonite
Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Devilline
Epidote Feldspar Fianelite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Humite Ilvaite Kaolinite Kaňkite
Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt Scapolite Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine Sphalerite
Spinel Stilpnomelane Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Welinite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zinkenite

115 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Ansermetite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Bannisterite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierine ()*	Beudantite ()*
Bindheimite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Braunite ()*	Bustamite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Clintonite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Datolite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eulytine ()*
Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Fianelite ()*	Fluorellestadite ()*	Franciscanite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Gageite ()*	Galena ()*	Ganophyllite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenalite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydroxylellestadite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Johannsenite ()*
Kaňkite ()*	Kellyite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganosite ()*	Marialite ()*	Mcguinnessite ()*	Metaswitzerite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nakauriite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Parsettensite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Poppiite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Al) ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rambergite ()*	Ranciéite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Sulphur ()*	Switzerite ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Taneyamalite ()*
Tephroite ()*	Theisite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Vuorelainenite ()*	Wiserite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76295	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	76300	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	76304,76319	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76288,76290,76297	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	7.3	5.5	1	76288	3092
Ansermetite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn²⁺V⁵⁺₂O₆·4H₂O			1	76305	9
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	76316	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	7.3	5.5	1	76287	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	7.3	5.5	1	76287	260
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			3	76279,76305,76310	88
Bannisterite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(Ca,K,Na)(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₁₀(Si,Al)₁₆O₃₈(OH)₈·nH₂O			2	76304,76305	20
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	7.3	5.5	2	76290,76300	11547
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	7.3	5.5	1	76287	59
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	7.3	5.5	1	76288	413
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	450
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	7.3	5.5	2	76288,76291	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	76304	483
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7.3	5.5	11	76279,76287,76290,76294,76295,76300,76301,76304,76314,76317,76318	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	76300,76304,76305,76308,76310	83
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	7.3	5.5	1	76287	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76288,76300,76316	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	7.3	5.5	1	76294	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	76314,76316,76318	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	7.3	5.5	1	76288	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	76304	2600
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7.3	5.5	2	76281,76287	1025
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	7.3	5.5	3	76287,76290,76293	86
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	76316	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈			1	76305	82
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	76305,76316	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	76305	2970
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76293	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	7.3	5.5	5	76281,76287,76297,76314,76321	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	7.3	5.5	2	76288,76318	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	76297	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	7.3	5.5	1	76287	8173
Eulytine ()*	None	Bi₄(SiO₄)₃	7.3	5.5	1	76287	72
Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	76321	26
Fianelite ()*	Fianelite	Mn²⁺₂V₂O₇·2H₂O			1	76305	3
Fluorellestadite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5F	7.3	5.5	1	76289	33
Franciscanite ()*	Welinite	Mn²⁺₆(V⁵⁺ )(SiO₄)₂O₃(OH)₃			1	76305	3
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	7.3	5.5	1	76288	663
Gageite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₂₁Si₈O₂₇(OH)₂₀			1	76300	14
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	24243
Ganophyllite ()*	Clay	(K,Na)_xMn²⁺₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₄(OH)₄·nH₂O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)			1	76310	45
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	30554
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	76284,76308	61
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	7.3	5.5	3	76287,76290,76316	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	76300	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			4	76300,76305,76307,76308	350
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7.3	5.5	5	76287,76290,76304,76308,76319	14640
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	7.3	5.5	1	76287	144
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	76300	469
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	76316	341
Hydroxylellestadite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5OH	7.3	5.5	3	76287,76288,76289	22
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	7.3	5.5	1	76287	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	197
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	76300,76305,76308	172
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	76320	154
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	7.3	5.5	2	76288,76292	784
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	7.3	5.5	1	76287	73
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	7.3	5.5	1	76287	38
Kellyite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Mn²⁺,Mg,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	76300	11
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	76316	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	7.3	5.5	6	76287,76288,76295,76297,76316,76318	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	76305	12537
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO			1	76300	73
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	7.3	5.5	1	76287	139
Mcguinnessite ()*	Malachite	CuMg(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	76316	34
Metaswitzerite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	76300	22
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	7.3	5.5	1	76288	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	76283,76298	17380
Nakauriite ()*	None	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆·48H₂O			1	76316	12
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			1	76300	186
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	7.3	5.5	1	76287	121
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O			1	76310	43
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			2	76316,76318	1512
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	76283,76298	260
Poppiite ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂V³⁺V³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O			1	76305	4
Pumpellyite-(Al) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O			2	76282,76312	19
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7.3	5.5	5	76287,76288,76292,76300,76304	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	7.3	5.5	1	76287	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76288,76316,76318	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7.3	5.5	13	76282,76283,76287,76288,76290,76295,76298,76300,76304,76306,76308,76310,76319	61156
Rambergite ()*	Wurtzite	MnS			1	76300	6
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	7.3	5.5	1	76287	177
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	7.3	5.5	6	76288,76300,76304,76305,76308,76310	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	7.3	5.5	6	76279,76287,76305,76307,76308,76310	969
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	165
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	76308	241
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	7.3	5.5	1	76288	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	7.3	5.5	1	76288	2473
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂			1	76308	50
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76288,76292,76300	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76293	1934
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	76283	456
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	76300	2045
Switzerite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·7H₂O			1	76300	21
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	7.3	5.5	1	76287	87
Taneyamalite ()*	None	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺₁₂(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₄₄			1	76304	5
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76300,76308,76310	240
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	7.3	5.5	1	76287	58
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	76281	2562
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃			1	76314	212
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	7.3	5.5	4	76287,76289,76290,76294	1395
Vuorelainenite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄			1	76305	9
Wiserite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₁₄(B₂O₅)₄(OH)₈·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)₄Cl			1	76300	15
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	7.3	5.5	1	76287	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	7.3	5.5	1	76288	1655
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	7.3	5.5	2	76287,76288	228

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00276	7.3	5.5	7.3–5.5											2177	Chichibu Mining District (Chichibu Mine), Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama, Japan	Chichibu	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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