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Locality Name:
Fukui, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 62.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54

mindat Locality ID: 29026
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29026.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fukui, Japan": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Echizen
Echizen City
Fukui City
Imadate District
Katsuyama City
Matsugatani
Mikata-kaminaka District
Nanjo District
Nosaka Mine
Obama City
Oi District
Ono City
Sakai City
Shimoyama

Latitude: 35°39'40"N
Longitude: 136°3'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.661111111111,136.05944444444

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe H In K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBeryl
BruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCorrensiteDiasporeEpidote
FluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteLöllingiteLillianiteLinariteMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoiditeStibniteTetrahedriteVesuvianite
VivianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(La)  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botallackite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Connellite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrobustamite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galaxite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gustavite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jimboite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kellyite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Momoiite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Roquesite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sussexite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wiserite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1742032793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)262.5541741993419
Allanite-(La)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaLa(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17418025
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)362.554374196,74198,741991534
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs174169379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3174169231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS62.554274196,742039052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3174188544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21741885509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17420311547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S362.5541741961935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41742035516
Botallackite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)317418849
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)262.554474180,74198,74199,74201101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)62.554374196,74199,7420327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS262.554474196,74198,74199,7420327198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)62.5541741961025
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O174188295
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181741811008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O662.554274196,741994135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)62.554374196,74199,742018173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O62.554174196814
Ferrobustamite  (*)WollastoniteCaFe2+Si2O662.55417419622
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21742039617
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O417418043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS62.554574175,74196,74198,74199,7420324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1741887437
Gold  (*)CopperAu17417030554
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)317418031
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS62.554174198717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)362.5541741961544
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S662.554174196113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O274175,741886890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4174180350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O662.554574167,74173,74196,74198,74199741
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O62.5541741981689
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O17417749
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)662.5541741981066
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4174180172
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14174175784
Jimboite  (*)NoneMn2+3(BO3)21741803
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O662.55417419973
Kellyite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Mn2+,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)417418011
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)262.554374198,74202,74203987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2174203762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O462.554274196,7419814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217418812537
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO17418073
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS817420392
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S317416987
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS262.554474180,74188,74196,741985800
Momoiite  (*)GarnetMn2+3V3+2(SiO4)31741804
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)262.557.717419617380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs174180633
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O62.554174196471
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS262.554674167,74169,74173,74175,74196,7420339462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)217418056
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21741843106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl62.5541741981725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S862.554274196,741999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO262.554974169,74175,74180,74188,74196,74198,74199,74201,7420361156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS174169712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)274167,741801711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)274180,74201969
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS217420346
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)62.554274188,741994894
Silver  (*)CopperAg1742035186
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)217418050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31741801214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS62.554974167,74173,74175,74186,74196,74197,74198,74199,7420321482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS462.554174196668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1217420380
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31741693418
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)17418025
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131742031803
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)174180240
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1062.5541741961395
Wiserite  (*)NoneMn2+14(B2O5)4(OH)8·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl17418015
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO362.554374196,74199,742061247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO462.5541741981655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)62.554274196,742011025



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
Kristen00195362.557.760.1±2.4K-Ar muscovite74NK-4  Muscovite  135454Nakatatsu Mine, Ono City, Fukui, JapanNakatatsuShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
sedznpb-00281545454        135454Nakatatsu Mine, Ono City, Fukui, JapanNakatatsuSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070752Fujii Mine, Wakasa-cho, Mikata-kaminaka District, Fukui, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R070752


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