Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yoshino Mine, Yamagata, Japan

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

mindat Locality ID: 53669
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53669.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yoshino Mine, Yamagata, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°9'10"N
Longitude: 140°11'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.152777777778,140.19722222222

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.

Aramayoite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 Ba Bi Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Ba Bi Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aramayoite Baryte Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Aramayoite ()*	Baryte ()*	Betekhtinite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aramayoite ()*	Aramayoite	Ag₃Sb₂(Bi,Sb)S₆	23	5.3	29
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	5.3	11547
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	23	5.3	45
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	5.3	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	5.3	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	5.3	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	5.3	21482

3 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
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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