Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fuchisaka Pass, Yamanashi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12.22
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.5

mindat Locality ID: 227907
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227907.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuchisaka Pass, Yamanashi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Amphibole	Cristobalite	Feldspar	Garnet	None	Tridymite

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 Fe H Mg Na O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Cristobalite Feldspar Garnet None Tridymite

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Tridymite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	12.22	10.5	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	12.22	10.5	2353
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	453
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	12.22	10.5	327
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	12.22	10.5	458

2 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
	Mo-00157	12.1	11.3	11.7±0.4	Re-Os			molybdenite	Otome (Ot)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151
	Mo-00158	12.22	10.5	11.36±0.86	Re-Os			molybdenite	Otome (Ot)		Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	17066	Otome Mine (Mitake Mine), Kofu City, Kinpuzan Mining District, Yamanashi, Japan	Higashiyamanashi, Yamanashi	Suzuki et al. (1996)	10.1016/0016-7037(96)00164-0	GCA60_3151

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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