Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yamagata, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.3

mindat Locality ID: 48245
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48245.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yamagata, Japan": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Akayama Mine
Isobe-Koyama Mine
Karatoya Mine
Kisamori Mine
Mogami
Mogami Coal Field
Mori Mine
Nagatomi Mine
Namagatsu Mine
Nishikawa-machi
Nissho Mine
Ogunimachi
Ohari Mine (Obari Mine)
Ohiri Mine
Oishida
Ou'izumi Mine (Oizumi Mine)
Takatsu Mine
Tsuruoka City
Yonezawa City
Yoshino Mine

Latitude: 38°17'16"N
Longitude: 140°14'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.287777777778,140.24138888889

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.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Analcime	Andalusite	Aramayoite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Brookite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Ettringite
Feldspar	Garnet	Gyrolite	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lillianite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Neyite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pavonite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite
Wollastonite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Analcime Andalusite Aramayoite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Brookite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Ettringite
Feldspar Garnet Gyrolite Heulandite Kaolinite Kobellite Lillianite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Neyite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pavonite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite
Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aramayoite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*
Cesàrolite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Cosalite ()*
Cuprobismutite ()*	Cupromakovickyite ()*	Diopside ()*	Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*
Felbertalite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Friedrichite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gyrolite ()*	Hammarite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hodrušite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Joséite-B ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Krupkaite ()*	Kupčíkite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Lillianite ()*
Lindströmite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Makovickyite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Miharaite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Neyite ()*	Nuffieldite ()*
Opal ()*	Padĕraite ()*	Pekoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Quenselite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*
Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stevensite ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Tsumoite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Woodruffite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	76825	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	76811	315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	76804	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	76811	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	76820	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	76811	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	23	5.3	0		1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	76797,76798	2734
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	23	5.3	1	76827	29
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	76811,76825	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	76810	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	5.3	5	76796,76804,76806,76816,76827	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	23	5.3	1	76827	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	76811	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	76811	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	76795,76796,76811	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	76811	700
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	23	5.3	1	76800	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	5.3	4	76797,76800,76816,76825	27770
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃			1	76811	41
Cesàrolite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂			1	76804	27
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	76796	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5.3	10	76795,76796,76797,76800,76804,76806,76811,76816,76825,76827	27198
Clinoptilolite-K ()*	Heulandite	K₆(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O			1	76822	13
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	23	5.3	2	76800,76811	344
Cuprobismutite ()*	None	Cu₈AgBi₁₃S₂₄			1	76811	43
Cupromakovickyite ()*	Pavonite	Cu₄AgPb₂Bi₉S₁₈			1	76811	3
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	23	5.3	1	76800	4135
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	76811	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23	5.3	1	76800	8173
Felbertalite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₆Bi₈S₁₉	23	5.3	1	76800	9
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	76820	1188
Friedrichite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₅Pb₅Bi₇S₁₈			1	76811	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	5.3	9	76796,76800,76804,76806,76809,76811,76816,76825,76827	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄			1	76811	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	76823,76824	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	76795,76796,76811,76825	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	23	5.3	1	76800	1544
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O			1	76820	142
Hammarite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₂Pb₂Bi₄S₉			1	76811	43
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	76805,76816	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	76811	804
Hodrušite ()*	None	Cu₈Bi₁₂S₂₂			1	76811	28
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆			1	76825	73
Joséite-B ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₂S			1	76811	86
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	76822	5591
Krupkaite ()*	Meneghinite	PbCuBi₃S₆	23	5.3	2	76800,76811	80
Kupčíkite ()*	None	Cu_3.4Fe_0.6Bi₅S₁₀			1	76811	11
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	76825	234
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆			1	76811	128
Lindströmite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₃Cu₃Bi₇S₁₅			1	76811	38
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	76816	14899
Makovickyite ()*	Pavonite	Cu_1.12Ag_0.81Pb_0.27Bi_5.35S₉			1	76811	10
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	76804,76816,76825	5674
Miharaite ()*	None	PbCu₄FeBiS₆			1	76811	19
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	76811,76817	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	76811,76822,76825	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	76820	1236
Neyite ()*	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈	23	5.3	1	76800	12
Nuffieldite ()*	Kobellite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇			1	76811	32
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	76820	2994
Padĕraite ()*	None	Cu₇[(Cu,Ag)_0.33Pb_1.33Bi_11.33]S₂₂			1	76811	10
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈			1	76811	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	5.3	12	76795,76796,76800,76804,76805,76806,76809,76811,76816,76825,76826,76827	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	76816,76825	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			12	76797,76804,76805,76806,76808,76810,76811,76814,76815,76816,76822,76825	61156
Quenselite ()*	None	PbMn³⁺O₂(OH)			1	76804	5
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			3	76804,76816,76825	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	76825	969
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			1	76811	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	76811	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	76825	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	5.3	13	76795,76796,76797,76800,76804,76806,76808,76809,76811,76816,76825,76826,76827	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	76825	668
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	76812	57
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	76811	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	76811	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	76811	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	76811	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O			1	76820	183
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe			1	76811	100
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			1	76811	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	23	5.3	1	76800	1247
Woodruffite ()*	None	Zn₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀·4H₂O			1	76804	25
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			1	76816	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	76811	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedznpb-00283	23	5.3	Miocene	45608	Ohori Mine (Ou'hori Mine; Obori Mine), Mogami, Yamagata, Japan	Ohori \|	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
vms-00582	23	5.3	Miocene	53669	Yoshino Mine, Yamagata, Japan	Yoshino	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00583	23	5.3	Miocene	53669	Yoshino Mine, Yamagata, Japan	Yoshino (Hisaka)	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00584	23	5.3	Miocene	53669	Yoshino Mine, Yamagata, Japan	Yoshino (Main)	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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