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Locality Name:
Gozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 23280
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23280.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°59'44"N
Longitude: 140°42'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.995555555556,140.70666666667

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlluauditeAmphiboleBaryteBrauniteBrochantiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDigeniteFairfielditeFeldsparGarnetHumiteHureaulite
LindackeriteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteRocksaltRoseliteRutileSodaliteSpinelWagnerite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Arseniopleite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brandtite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)Crednerite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Ferri-ghoseite  (*)
Galena  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Geigerite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Långbanite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganberzeliite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Microcline  (*)Miguelromeroite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Nambulite  (*)Natronambulite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Parabrandtite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Sarkinite  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sterlinghillite  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Wallkilldellite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2077
Arseniopleite  (*)AlluauditeNaCaMnMn2(AsO4)307
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brandtite  (*)RoseliteCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O018
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S50344
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2035
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Ferri-ghoseite  (*)Amphibole   (NaMn2+)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2014
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)045
Geigerite  (*)LindackeriteMn2+5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·10H2O07
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O40172
Långbanite  (*)NoneMn2+4Mn3+9Sb5+O16(SiO4)207
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2079
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3024
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO073
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Miguelromeroite  (*)HureauliteMn5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2(H2O)405
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)012
Natronambulite  (*)RhodoniteNaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)07
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)0186
Parabrandtite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(AsO4)2·2H2O02
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)030
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)2050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sterlinghillite  (*)NoneMn2+3(AsO4)2·3H2O03
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)0240
Wallkilldellite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O020
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8070



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R141119Gozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R141119


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