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Locality Name:
Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 276533
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-276533.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Fuka Mine

Latitude: 34°45'59"N
Longitude: 133°25'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.766388888889,133.43277777778
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 As B Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteApatiteApophylliteArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteCalzirtiteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteEttringiteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLöllingiteMelilite
MiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneSodaliteSpurrite-Afwillite
TetrahedriteTitaniteTobermoriteTridymiteVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Afwillite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baghdadite  (*)
Bicchulite  (*)Borcarite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Bultfonteinite  (*)Buryatite  (*)Cahnite  (*)Calciborite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Calzirtite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Charlesite  (*)Clinotobermorite  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Esseneite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foshagite  (*)Frolovite  (*)
Fukalite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Henmilite  (*)
Hexahydroborite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Inyoite  (*)Jennite  (*)
Johnbaumite  (*)Kilchoanite  (*)Kinoite  (*)Kurchatovite  (*)Kusachiite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Morimotoite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nifontovite  (*)Numanoite  (*)
Okayamalite  (*)Olshanskyite  (*)Oyelite  (*)Parasibirskite  (*)Pentahydroborite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Plombièrite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Priceite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Rankinite  (*)Roweite  (*)Scawtite  (*)Shimazakiite  (*)Sibirskite  (*)
Sillénite  (*)Solongoite  (*)Spurrite  (*)Stringhamite  (*)Takedaite  (*)
Talnakhite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Tilleyite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Uralborite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O2526617614541
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3252661761451534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS252661761459052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO225266176145238
Baghdadite  (*)WöhleriteCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4252661761458
Bicchulite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteCa2Al2SiO6(OH)2252661761456
Borcarite  (*)NoneCa4MgB4O6(CO3)2(OH)6252661761456
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4252661761455516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6252661761451633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)225266176145462
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O2526617614520
Buryatite  (*)EttringiteCa3(Si,Fe3+,Al)(SO4)B(OH)4(OH,O)6·12H2O252661761452
Cahnite  (*)ZirconCa2B(AsO4)(OH)42526617614513
Calciborite  (*)NoneCaB2O4252661761452
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2526617614527770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O162526617614532
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S252661761455707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22526617614527198
Charlesite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26H2O252661761459
Clinotobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)252661761456
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)25266176145363
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F42526617614567
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)25266176145498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6252661761454135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)252661761458173
Esseneite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe3+AlSiO62526617614517
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F252661761452740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2252661761459617
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)22526617614519
Frolovite  (*)NoneCa[B(OH)4]2252661761453
Fukalite  (*)NoneCa4Si2O6(CO3)(OH)2252661761458
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O725266176145114
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3252661761451544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32526617614514640
Henmilite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4252661761451
Hexahydroborite  (*)NoneCa[B(OH)4]2·2H2O252661761453
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)22526617614517
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O2526617614585
Inyoite  (*)NoneCaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O2526617614534
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O2526617614518
Johnbaumite  (*)ApatiteCa5(AsO4)3(OH)252661761458
Kilchoanite  (*)NoneCa6(SiO4)(Si3O10)252661761459
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O2526617614517
Kurchatovite  (*)NoneCaMgB2O5252661761453
Kusachiite  (*)MiniumCu2+Bi3+2O4252661761452
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs225266176145762
Morimotoite  (*)GarnetCa3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)3252661761456
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)25266176145884
Nifontovite  (*)NoneCa3[BO(OH)2]6·2H2O252661761455
Numanoite  (*)NoneCa4CuB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2252661761451
Okayamalite  (*)MeliliteCa2B2SiO7252661761452
Olshanskyite  (*)NoneCa2[B3O3(OH)6]OH·3H2O252661761453
Oyelite  (*)NoneCa5BSi4O13(OH)3·4H2O252661761457
Parasibirskite  (*)NoneCa2B2O5·H2O252661761451
Pentahydroborite  (*)NoneCaB2O(OH)6·2H2O252661761455
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO325266176145495
Plombièrite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O16(OH)2(H2O)2·(Ca·5H2O)2526617614528
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2252661761451898
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O2526617614533
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22526617614539462
Rankinite  (*)NoneCa3Si2O72526617614525
Roweite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+2B4O7(OH)6252661761454
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O2526617614525
Shimazakiite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2B2O5252661761451
Sibirskite  (*)NoneCaH(BO3)252661761453
Sillénite  (*)NoneBi12SiO202526617614526
Solongoite  (*)NoneCa2B3O4(OH)4Cl252661761452
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)2526617614554
Stringhamite  (*)NoneCaCu(SiO4)·H2O252661761458
Takedaite  (*)NoneCa3B2O6252661761451
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S162526617614535
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO252661761451101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13252661761455317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O25266176145183
Tilleyite  (*)NoneCa5Si2O7(CO3)22526617614519
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O252661761454899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)25266176145114
Uralborite  (*)NoneCaB2O2(OH)4252661761452
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10252661761451395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O25266176145636
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3252661761451247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)225266176145109
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O2526617614584
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)252661761455251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0043Mesozoic monzodiorite intrudes paleozoic marine limestone


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
Michelle_004325266Mesozoic Age of intrusion      2202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanFuka MineSatish Kumar et al. (2004)10.2465/jmps.99.328JMPS99_328Age of monzodiorite intrusion

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-140Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-140
FKM-183Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-183
R060591Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060591
R060257Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060257
R060685Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R060685
R120121Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R120121
R061140Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R061140
R120122Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R120122

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