Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shiga, Japan

mindat Locality ID: 31555
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31555.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shiga, Japan": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Gamo District
Haguri
Higashiohmi City
Hikone City
Konan City
Kurimoto
Maibara City
Nagahama City
Omiyadani
Otsu City
Ritto City
Takashima City

Latitude: 35°12'14"N
Longitude: 136°5'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.203888888889,136.09694444444

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite
Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Columbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Devilline	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Humite	Hydrotalcite	Ktenasite	Lazulite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Mica	Milarite	Mixite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Veszelyite	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Woodwardite
Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ba Be C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brochantite
Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Columbite Coronadite Corundum Devilline Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Humite Hydrotalcite Ktenasite Lazulite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Mica Milarite Mixite Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Topaz Tourmaline Vesuvianite Veszelyite Vivianite Wollastonite Woodwardite
Wurtzite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allophane ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Beryl ()*	Birnessite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corkite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Feitknechtite ()*
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Galaxite ()*	Galena ()*
Greenockite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hawleyite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Langite ()*
Lazulite ()*	Leucophoenicite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Manganosite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Masutomilite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*
Milarite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Neotocite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parascholzite ()*	Parsettensite ()*
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsbeckite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Ribbeite ()*	Rutile ()*
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schorl ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Shigaite ()*
Siderite ()*	Soddyite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tephroite ()*	Topaz ()*	Uedaite-(Ce) ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Veszelyite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wiserite ()*	Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Zincolibethenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	2	76326,76352	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	76348,76352	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	76327,76345,76348	706
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	76336	470
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	76352	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	76336	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	76352	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	2	76326,76352	173
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	76340,76348	4286
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	1	76352	178
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	76336	1633
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	2	76337,76338	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	76330,76336	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	76356	83
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	76348,76350	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	76336	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	76336	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	76356	1756
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	76340	1008
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	76336	151
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	76352	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	76337	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	76336	366
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	1	76348	414
Feitknechtite ()*	None	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	76352	19
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	76348	196
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	76348	9617
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	76348	163
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	1	76352	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	76348	24243
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	76337	717
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	76337	223
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	4	76326,76352,76356,76359	350
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	1	76337	62
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	76337	741
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	76336	1689
Hingganite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	BeY(SiO₄)(OH)	1	76348	55
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1	76348	469
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	76326,76347,76352,76354,76357	172
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	76330	593
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	76348	232
Leucophoenicite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₇(SiO₄)₃(OH)₂	1	76326	10
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	76336	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	76336	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	76356	770
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	2	76352,76356	73
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	76352	5674
Masutomilite ()*	Mica	KLiAlMn²⁺(Si₃Al)O₁₀(F,OH)₂	1	76348	12
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	76330	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	76348	4924
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	1	76348	156
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	76348	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	76348	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	76348	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	76348,76349	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	2	76326,76352	186
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	76348,76352	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	76348	2349
Parascholzite ()*	None	CaZn₂(PO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	76336	12
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O	1	76356	43
Petersite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Y(PO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	76336	8
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	76336	1898
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	76336	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	76348	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	1	76352	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	4	76333,76342,76344,76348	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	1	76352	244
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1	76356	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	76348,76352	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	76326,76336,76348,76349,76352,76356	61156
Ramsbeckite ()*	None	Cu₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂·6H₂O	1	76336	68
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	4	76326,76352,76355,76356	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	76326,76352	969
Ribbeite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	3	76354,76357,76359	13
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	76348	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	1	76348	353
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	76348	2705
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O	1	76336	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	76336	292
Shigaite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	76352	7
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	76348	6417
Soddyite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂	1	76346	44
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂	1	76352	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	76352	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	76336,76337,76348	21482
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	3	76326,76352,76356	240
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	2	76348,76350	1476
Uedaite-(Ce) ()*	Epidote	Mn²⁺CeAl₂Fe²⁺(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)	1	76327	8
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	76336	1395
Veszelyite ()*	Veszelyite	(Cu,Zn)₂Zn(PO₄)(OH)₃·2H₂O	1	76336	20
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	76325,76348	636
Wiserite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₁₄(B₂O₅)₄(OH)₈·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)₄Cl	1	76326	15
Yttrotantalite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	(Y,U,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)₄	1	76348	51
Zincolibethenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(PO₄)(OH)	1	76336	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	76348	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R061008	Tanakami-yama (Tanokami-yama), Otsu City, Shiga, Japan	https://rruff.info/R061008
R080090	Ioi Mine, Ritto City, Shiga, Japan	https://rruff.info/R080090

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