Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Nagasaki, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 24490
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24490.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nagasaki, Japan": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Egami Mine
Gotoh Archipelago
Higashisonogi
Hirado City
Iki Island
Nagasaki City
Nishikashiyama (Kashiyama-nishikaigan)
Nishisonogi District
Sagashima Island (Saganoshima)
Saikai City
Sasebo
Shimabara City
Tsushima Islands
Yukinoura

Latitude: 33°21'41"N
Longitude: 129°25'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.361388888889,129.41944444444

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	Andalusite	Ardennite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bixbyite	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diamond	Diaspore	Dumortierite	Epidote	Erionite
Feldspar	Garnet	Gismondine	Kaolinite	Lawsonite	Lévyne	Mica	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Starkeyite	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Thomsonite	Titanite

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 Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Ardennite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bixbyite Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Cristobalite Diamond Diaspore Dumortierite Epidote Erionite
Feldspar Garnet Gismondine Kaolinite Lawsonite Lévyne Mica Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Starkeyite Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Thomsonite Titanite

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Ardennite-(As) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Barrerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beidellite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Boyleite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Coesite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cowlesite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dumortierite ()*
Epistilbite ()*	Erionite-Na ()*	Galena ()*	Gobbinsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hennomartinite ()*	Hollandite ()*
Huntite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Lévyne-Na ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mercury ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Piemontite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scolecite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontiomelane ()*	Sursassite ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Winchite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	75908,75909	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	75874	1310
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	75903	1036
Ardennite-(As) ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆	1	75888	34
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	75908	9052
Barrerite ()*	Stilbite	Na₂(Si₇Al₂)O₁₈·6H₂O	1	75880	23
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	75893	11547
Beidellite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	75908	85
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃	1	75894	104
Boyleite ()*	Starkeyite	Zn(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	75908	23
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	3	75888,75890,75893	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	75871,75881,75901,75908	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	1	75901	91
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	75908	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	75908	577
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	75901	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	75888,75893	1756
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂	1	75909	77
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	75874	1797
Cowlesite ()*	None	Ca(Al₂Si₃)O₁₀·5-6H₂O	2	75881,75883	84
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	1	75884	453
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	1	75909	697
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	75874	481
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	75909	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	75874	231
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	75880	138
Erionite-Na ()*	Erionite	Na₁₀[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O	1	75883	13
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	75908	24243
Gobbinsite ()*	Gismondine	Na₅(Si₁₁Al₅)O₃₂·11H₂O	1	75883	17
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	75878	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	75896	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	75909	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	75875,75897	14640
Hennomartinite ()*	Lawsonite	SrMn³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	75888	2
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	75888	243
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄	2	75885,75891	69
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	75899	5433
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	2	75886,75889	154
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	75874,75884,75899	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	75894	1507
Lévyne-Na ()*	Lévyne	Na₆(Si₁₂Al₆)O₃₆·18H₂O	1	75883	3
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	75903	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	75909	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	75894,75899	14899
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	1	75901	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	75901	255
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	75879	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	75888,75893,75908	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	75883	1236
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	75888,75893	260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	75876,75896,75909	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	75874	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	75908	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	75874,75876,75879,75885,75888,75893,75896,75901,75908,75909	61156
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	1	75879	390
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	75888	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	75908	21482
Strontiomelane ()*	Coronadite	Sr(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	75888	3
Sursassite ()*	Ardennite	Mn²⁺₂Al₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)(OH)₃	1	75888	24
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	75894,75899	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	75905	5317
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1	75883	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	75909	4899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	2	75899,75908	652
Winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	75888	51

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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