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Locality Name:
Abu Town, Yamaguchi, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 241347
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241347.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Abu Town, Yamaguchi, Japan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Hinomaru-Nako Mine (Hinomaru-Nago Mine)
Uku Mine (Ugu Mine)

Latitude: 34°30'59"N
Longitude: 131°31'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.516388888889,131.51666666667
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 Ba Ca Ce F Fe H K O P S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAndalusiteBaryteClayCorundumDiasporeKaoliniteLazuliteMelanterite
MicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRutileTopaz

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Abuite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Augelite  (*)Baryte  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Destinezite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scorzalite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Topaz  (*)Trolleite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Abuite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2(PO4)2F21768301
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51768301310
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)317683079
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17683011547
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6176830310
Destinezite  (*)NoneFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O17683019
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O17683081
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)176830481
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)617683073
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6176830121
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6176830173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317683014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41768305591
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O176830915
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)176830945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217683017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217683039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2276830,76831771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217683061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2276830,768315614
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)217683060
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6176830105
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21768301476
Trolleite  (*)NoneAl4(PO4)3(OH)317683016
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O176830301


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