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Locality Name:
Matsuki Mine (Takadate), Odate, Akita, Japan

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

mindat Locality ID: 258979
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-258979.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Matsuki Mine (Takadate), Odate, Akita, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°16'54"N
Longitude: 140°33'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.281666666667,140.56472222222

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Saponite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	5.3	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	5.3	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	5.3	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5.3	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	23	5.3	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	5.3	24243
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	5.3	1508
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	5.3	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	5.3	61156
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	23	5.3	301
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	5.3	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	23	5.3	5317

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00545	23	5.3	Miocene											258979	Matsuki Mine (Takadate), Odate, Akita, Japan	Matsuki	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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