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Locality Name:
Akenobe Mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 50.5

mindat Locality ID: 8387
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8387.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Akenobe Mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°16'59"N
Longitude: 134°40'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.283055555556,134.66666666667

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAlumohydrocalciteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteMordeniteNickelineNonePavonitePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoiditeStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTopaz

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)
Laitakarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Miharaite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pavonite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roquesite  (*)Saponite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Topaz  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S60.750.502793
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O60.750.5046
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS60.750.509052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)660.750.50919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)60.750.5011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi60.750.501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S360.750.501935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS460.750.505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)660.750.501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)60.750.5027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO260.750.505171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S60.750.505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS260.750.5027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)860.750.50577
Copper  (*)CopperCu60.750.503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS60.750.504165
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S1660.750.50300
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS260.750.50246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)60.750.508173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)60.750.50551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF260.750.509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS60.750.5024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu60.750.5030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O360.750.5014640
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S360.750.5054
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)360.750.5030
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O460.750.5014899
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS860.750.5092
Miharaite  (*)NonePbCu4FeBiS660.750.5019
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS260.750.505800
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O60.750.50405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)260.750.5017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)60.750.502349
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S560.750.5072
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]60.750.50716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS260.750.5039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S860.750.509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO260.750.5061156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS260.750.5046
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O60.750.50301
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)60.750.504894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)60.750.506417
Silver  (*)CopperAg60.750.505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS60.750.5021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS460.750.50668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1260.750.5080
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1360.750.501803
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F260.750.501476
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)60.750.5063



2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen00194160.754.957.8±2.9K-Ar whole rock6910-155    8387Akenobe Mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo, JapanAkenobeShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00194254.750.552.6±2.1K-Ar whole rock70TO-9    8387Akenobe Mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo, JapanAkenobeShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 


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