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Locality Name:
Tokyo, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 32065
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32065.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tokyo, Japan": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Hachioji City
Izu Archipelago
Komagome Meteorite
Nishitama District
Ogasawara Islands
Ome City
Tama Mining District
Tokyo City
Volcano Islands (Kazan Rettou)

Latitude: 31°17'44"N
Longitude: 140°23'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.295555555556,140.39472222222

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 Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P S Sb Si Sr Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAragoniteAtacamiteAxiniteBaryte
BenitoiteBrackebuschiteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
EdingtoniteEpidoteErioniteFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeHumite
IronKaoliniteMicaMilariteMordeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTetrahedriteVolborthite

91 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Banalsite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)Benitoite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Braunite  (*)Buserite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Celsian  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cymrite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Eggletonite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote-(Sr)  (*)
Erionite-Ca  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gamagarite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite-Na  (*)Iron  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kremersite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Marsturite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Osumilite  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Piemontite-(Sr)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Serandite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sussexite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Taenite  (*)Tamaite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Tokyoite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wiserite  (*)
Zinc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6276665,766981022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)576652,76665,76696,76697,766988803
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2276662,7666577
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1766651627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31766651534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1766571588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)976634,76640,76641,76645,76647,76650,76655,76687,766961036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1766383250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3376641,76650,76656544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6876645,76650,76658,76671,76687,76696,76697,766982060
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)217666588
Banalsite  (*)NoneNa2BaAl4Si4O1617666522
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)376657,76665,7668911547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)8176662173
Benitoite  (*)BenitoiteBaTiSi3O917666520
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O376634,76654,76665178
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)176665483
Buserite  (*)NoneNa4Mn14O27·21H2O (?)17665410
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1276638,76665,76671,76672,76674,76675,76680,76688,76689,76690,76697,7669827770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4276663,7666483
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2176671309
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)176665100
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217665727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O276634,766413531
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6376669,76671,7668794
Copper  (*)CopperCu676634,76640,76645,76647,76650,766653846
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16176665599
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2176652327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O276650,766652970
Cymrite  (*)NoneBa(Si,Al)4(O,OH)8·H2O17666546
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)176665498
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O17666526
Eggletonite  (*)Clay(Na,K,Ca)xMn6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)1766653
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6176670944
Epidote-(Sr)  (*)EpidoteCaSr(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1766658
Erionite-Ca  (*)ErioniteCa5[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O17667131
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O176671303
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)876634,76645,76647,76650,76658,76671,76687,766961188
Gamagarite  (*)BrackebuschiteBa2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)17666510
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)276664,7666545
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31766651544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O476634,76658,76667,766986890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O276665,76689290
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4276662,76664350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3876634,76641,76650,76663,76664,76665,76682,7669814640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O176671246
Heulandite-Na  (*)Heulandite(Na,Ca,K)6(Si,Al)36O72·22H2O17667118
Iron  (*)IronFe1766591089
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4176662172
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41766365591
Kremersite  (*)None(NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O17665012
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4376645,76697,7669814899
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO17666473
Marsturite  (*)RhodoniteNaCaMn2+3Si5O14(OH)1766655
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O376671,76673,76681405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217665717380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6176636128
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)176664186
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O576634,76645,76673,76681,766982994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1766652349
Osumilite  (*)MilariteKFe2(Al5Si10)O3017664915
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O17667175
Piemontite-(Sr)  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCaSr(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)17666512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2576657,76664,76671,76684,7668939462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3176662147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21876652,76657,76662,76663,76664,76665,76667,76669,76670,76671,76673,76674,76675,76676,76677,76678,76680,7668161156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)376662,76664,766651711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)576662,76663,76664,76665,76666969
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P176659374
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)17666538
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)276693,766946417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4176664249
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31766621214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17665721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)176665589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1766982045
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)17666225
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl176656275
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)176659703
Tamaite  (*)None(Ca,K,Na)xMn6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)1766652
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO276650,766561101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)376662,76664,76665240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131766505317
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)217666524
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O176634433
Tokyoite  (*)BrackebuschiteBa2Mn3+(VO4)2OH1766659
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1766591044
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O17665465
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O176641155
Wiserite  (*)NoneMn2+14(B2O5)4(OH)8·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl276662,7666515
Zinc  (*)NoneZn17664552



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040059Miyake Island (Miyake-jima), Izu Archipelago, Tokyo, Japanhttps://rruff.info/R040059
X050021Miyake Island (Miyake-jima), Izu Archipelago, Tokyo, Japanhttps://rruff.info/X050021
X050038Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo, Japanhttps://rruff.info/X050038


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