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Locality Name:
Mogami, Yamagata, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 253121
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-253121.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mogami, Yamagata, Japan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Ohori Mine (Ou'hori Mine; Obori Mine)

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

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: Ag Al Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMeneghiniteNeyiteNonePyritePyroxene
RocksaltSphaleriteWollastonite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Felbertalite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Krupkaite  (*)
Neyite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2235.3176800101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)235.317680027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235.317680027198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5235.3176800344
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6235.31768004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)235.31768008173
Felbertalite  (*)NoneCu2Pb6Bi8S19235.31768009
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS235.317680024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3235.31768001544
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6235.317680080
Neyite  (*)NeyiteAg2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68235.317680012
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2235.317680039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS235.317680021482
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3235.31768001247



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00283235.3Miocene        45608Ohori Mine (Ou'hori Mine; Obori Mine), Mogami, Yamagata, JapanOhori |Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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