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Locality Name:
Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 262080
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-262080.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Ashidani Mine (Ashitani Mine)
Kinrei Gorge
Narabigaoka Hills
Shimonotani Mine
Shin-Otani Mine
Yumiyama Mine

Latitude: 35°1'39"N
Longitude: 135°40'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.0275,135.6825

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 B Ba C Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparNoneOlivinePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Celsian  (*)Copper  (*)Cymrite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Wiserite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)175592100
Copper  (*)CopperCu1755873846
Cymrite  (*)NoneBa(Si,Al)4(O,OH)8·H2O17559246
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)17558745
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4175587350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3275588,7558914640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4175587172
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO17558773
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217558839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21755913106
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3175587147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2275588,7558961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)275587,755911711
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)375587,75590,75591240
Wiserite  (*)NoneMn2+14(B2O5)4(OH)8·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl17559115



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