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Mitoko pegmatite, Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japani
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Mitoko pegmatitePegmatite
Itoshima CityCity
Fukuoka PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 130° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
GRN:
N23E78
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
186433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:186433:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Pegmatite.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Oxycalciobetafite'
Formula: Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ'Oxycalciobetafite'4.DH.15Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nbⓘ OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
UUranium
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian Plate

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References

Nagashima, O. and Nagashima, K. (1960) Rare earth element minerals from Japan. Working Group for commemorating Mr. O. Nagashima, 1–463 (in Japanese).
Matsubara, S., Miyawaki, R., Yokoyama, K., Momma, K., Shigeoka, M., and Hashimoto, E. (2013) Pyrochlore and microlite in a pegmatite at Atagoyama, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Ser. C, 39, 1–6 (referring to Nagashima & Nagashima, 1960 and Uehara et al., 2013).
Uehara, S., Enju, S. and Iwano, S. (2013) Reinvestigation of "betafite-pyrochlore" from Mitoko, Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The abstracts with PROGRAM 2013 Annual meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, R1–06, 58 (in Japanese).
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