Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 160

mindat Locality ID: 47421
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47421.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Gozaisho Mine
Nakane
Sawatari Mine
Shinsawatari Mine
Yaguki Mine (Yakuki Mine)

Latitude: 36°59'43"N
Longitude: 140°42'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.995277777778,140.70638888889

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alluaudite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Baryte	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite	Digenite
Epidote	Fairfieldite	Feldspar	Garnet	Humite	Hureaulite	Lillianite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Mica
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc
Tetradymite	Wagnerite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alluaudite Amphibole Arsenic Baryte Braunite Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cubanite Digenite
Epidote Fairfieldite Feldspar Garnet Humite Hureaulite Lillianite Lindackerite Malachite Mica
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Roselite Rutile Scheelite Sepiolite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc
Tetradymite Wagnerite Wurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Andradite ()*
Arseniopleite ()*	Babingtonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brandtite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Crednerite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Galena ()*	Ganophyllite ()*	Geigerite ()*	Geikielite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gustavite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Helvine ()*
Hematite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Joséite-A ()*	Långbanite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganberzeliite ()*	Manganosite ()*	Microcline ()*	Miguelromeroite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nambulite ()*	Natronambulite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Parabrandtite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Sarkinite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sterlinghillite ()*	Talc ()*	Tephroite ()*	Wallkilldellite ()*	Yarrowite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	74317	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	74313	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	74313	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	74313	77
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			2	74317,74318	1534
Arseniopleite ()*	Alluaudite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃			1	74313	7
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	74317	161
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	74313	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	74317	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	74317	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	74313,74317	5516
Brandtite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	74313	18
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			2	74313,74316	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	74313	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	74313,74317	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	160	160	4	74313,74315,74317,74318	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	74317	577
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	74317	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	74317	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	74313	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	74313	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			2	74313,74317	344
Crednerite ()*	None	CuMnO₂			1	74313	35
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	74313	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	74317	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	74313	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	74313	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	74317	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	74313	300
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	74317	8173
Ferri-ghoseite ()*	Amphibole	(NaMn²⁺)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	74313	14
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			3	74313,74317,74318	24243
Ganophyllite ()*	Clay	(K,Na)_xMn²⁺₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₄(OH)₄·nH₂O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)			1	74313	45
Geigerite ()*	Lindackerite	Mn²⁺₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·10H₂O			1	74313	7
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃			1	74314	70
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	74317	1544
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆			1	74317	113
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	74313	350
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			2	74317,74318	741
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	74313	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	74313,74317	14640
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉			2	74317,74318	66
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	74313	172
Joséite-A ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄TeS₂			1	74317	50
Långbanite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₄Mn³⁺₉Sb⁵⁺O₁₆(SiO₄)₂			1	74313	7
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆			1	74317	128
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	74317	451
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	74313	79
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	74317,74318	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	74313	12537
Manganberzeliite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃			1	74313	24
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO			1	74313	73
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	74313	4924
Miguelromeroite ()*	Hureaulite	Mn₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂(H₂O)₄			1	74313	5
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	74313,74317	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	74317	17380
Nambulite ()*	Rhodonite	LiMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	74313	12
Natronambulite ()*	Rhodonite	NaMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)			1	74313	7
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			1	74313	186
Parabrandtite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	74313	2
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	74313	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	74317	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	160	160	3	74313,74315,74317	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	74313	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	74313	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	160	160	3	74315,74317,74318	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			3	74313,74317,74318	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	74313	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			2	74313,74316	969
Sarkinite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	74313	30
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	74317	4894
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	74317	241
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂			1	74313	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	74313	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	74317,74318	21482
Sterlinghillite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	74313	3
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	74317	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)			2	74313,74316	240
Wallkilldellite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄·9H₂O			1	74313	20
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈			1	74313	70

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00561	160	160	Mesozoic										S	171331	Sawatari Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan	Sawatari	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R141119	Gozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan	https://rruff.info/R141119

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