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Locality Name:
Showa-shinzan Volcano (Usu-shinzan), Usu-zan, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 48512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Showa-shinzan Volcano (Usu-shinzan), Usu-zan, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°32'33"N
Longitude: 140°51'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.5425,140.86416666667
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 Bi Ca Cd Cl F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb Re S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Bi Ca Cd Cl F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb Re S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AphthitaliteArcaniteBaryteCopiapiteCorundumCristobaliteGypsumNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteStibniteWurtzite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Arcanite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Carobbiite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Galeite  (*)
Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rheniite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sassolite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Thénardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2077
Arcanite  (*)ArcaniteK2(SO4)030
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Carobbiite  (*)RocksaltKF03
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Galeite  (*)NoneNa15(SO4)5ClF403
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)056
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rheniite  (*)NoneReS208
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sassolite  (*)NoneB(OH)3031
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe0190
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)0299


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