Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Main Crater, Iodake (Iwodake; Ioudake), Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou Island), Mishima Village, Kagoshima, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.14
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 257505
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257505.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Main Crater, Iodake (Iwodake; Ioudake), Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou Island), Mishima Village, Kagoshima, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°47'29"N
Longitude: 130°18'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.791388888889,130.30805555556
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: B Ca Cl Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B Ca Cl Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAphthitaliteCorundumCristobaliteGypsumMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTridymite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Sulphur-β  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilsemannite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)Sassolite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Tugarinovite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O60.14001022
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)0.14001588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)20.140077
Sulphur-β  (*)NoneS0.14005
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20.1400453
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.14006890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl0.14001398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O30.140014640
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)0.1400123
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O40.140014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS20.14005800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO30.1400140
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O0.14002994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO20.140061156
Sassolite  (*)NoneB(OH)30.140031
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS0.140021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS0.14002045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl0.1400275
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20.1400458
Tugarinovite  (*)RutileMoO20.14005
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO40.14001655


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
Mo-002930.140 ?-?    YesMolybdenite, Molybdite, Tugarinovite, Wulfenite, IlsemanniteMo66903Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou Island), Mishima Village, Kagoshima, Japan Maeno and Taniguchi (2007)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.05.003JVGR167_212 

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