Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Besshi Mine (Bessi Mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 8667
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8667.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Besshi Mine (Bessi Mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Honzan Adit

Latitude: 33°51'10"N
Longitude: 133°18'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.852777777778,133.31388888889

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline

Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Delafossite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Katophorite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Piemontite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodostannite ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Tetrahedrite Tourmaline

34 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	170	170	0		286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	170	170	0		8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	170	170	0		2353
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	170	170	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	170	170	0		27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	170	170	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	170	170	1	74101	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	170	170	0		3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	170	170	0		1756
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	170	170	0		144
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	170	170	0		4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	170	170	0		648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	170	170	0		8173
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	170	170	0		286
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	170	170	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	170	170	0		14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	170	170	0		5433
Katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	170	170	0		46
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	170	170	0		1507
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	170	170	1	74101	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	170	170	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	170	170	0		14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	170	170	0		17380
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	170	170	0		247
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	170	170	0		260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	170	170	1	74101	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	170	170	1	74101	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	170	170	0		61156
Rhodostannite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	170	170	0		10
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	170	170	0		5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	170	170	0		6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	170	170	1	74101	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	170	170	0		5317
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	170	170	0		1025

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-00508	170	170	Late Triassic-Late Jurassic										S	8667	Besshi Mine (Bessi Mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan	Besshi	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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