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Locality Name:
Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 122
Youngest recorded age at locality: 113

mindat Locality ID: 269032
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-269032.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Tanohata Mine

Latitude: 39°54'59"N
Longitude: 141°54'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.916388888889,141.9
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 Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAphthitaliteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumFeldspar
GarnetMicaNeptuniteNickelineNoneOlivinePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Iwateite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)Microcline  (*)Momoiite  (*)Nagashimalite  (*)Nambulite  (*)
Natronambulite  (*)Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Serandite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Suzukiite  (*)Tanohataite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Watatsumiite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Yoshimuraite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6122113275262,752631022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1221131752628803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2122113275262,75263295
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)12211317526311547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)122113275262,75263483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212211317526227198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1221131752623846
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1221131752632740
Iwateite  (*)AphthitaliteNa2BaMn(PO4)21221131752632
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4122113175262172
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mn2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21221131752624
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1221131752624924
Momoiite  (*)GarnetMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3122113275262,752634
Nagashimalite  (*)NoneBa4(V3+,Ti)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Cl122113275262,752632
Nambulite  (*)RhodoniteLiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)12211317526312
Natronambulite  (*)RhodoniteNaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)122113275262,752637
Potassic-ferri-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleKNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)21221131752622
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212211317526339462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3122113175263244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81221131752639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2122113275262,7526361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)122113275262,752631711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)122113275262,75263969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2122113175262148
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2122113175262253
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)122113275262,7526338
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12211317526321482
Suzukiite  (*)NoneBaV4+Si2O71221131752624
Tanohataite  (*)PectoliteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)1221131752631
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)122113275262,75263240
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1221131752634899
Watatsumiite  (*)NeptuniteLiNa2KMn2V2Si8O241221131752621
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S812211317526270
Yoshimuraite  (*)NoneBa4Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2(OH)2122113275262,752634


2 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
Grew_Li_2019_0107120120120      Tanohataite 2196Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, JapanTanohata mine, Iwate prefecture, Kitakami Mountains, Japan (type)Tsuchiya et al. (2007)10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.002JVGR167_134 
Alexandra-0106122113122-113 Age of intrusion      159577Matsumaezawa Pit (no. 3 Orebody), Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, JapanMatsumaezawa Pit (no. 3 Orebody)El Rhazi and Hayashi (2003)10.1078/0009-2819-00028CEG63_149 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070122Tanohata Mine, Tanohata-mura, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R070122

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