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Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japani
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Hirado CityCity
Nagasaki PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Lévyne-Ca

Ikitsukijima, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Apophyllite Group, etc.

Hirado Island, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Lévyne-Ca

Ikitsukijima, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Apophyllite Group, etc.

Hirado Island, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Lévyne-Ca

Ikitsukijima, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Apophyllite Group, etc.

Hirado Island, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Neighbouring regions:
Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Matsuura City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Minami-Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hirado22,516 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
219432
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219432:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japon
German:
Hirado, Präfektur Nagasaki, Japan
Italian:
Hirado, prefettura di Nagasaki, Giappone
Japanese:
平戸市, 長崎県, 日本
Russian:
Хирадо, Нагасаки, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
平戶市, 长崎县, 日本
Spanish:
Hirado, prefectura de Nagasaki, Japón
Arabic:
هيرادو , ناغاساكي, اليابان
Asturian:
Hirado, prefeutura de Nagasaki, Xapón
Basque:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japonia
Bengali:
হিরাডো, নাগাসাকি প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Catalan:
Hirado, Prefectura de Nagasaki, Japó
Cebuano:
Hirado , Nagasaki , Hapon
Classical Chinese:
平戶市, 長崎縣, 日本
Czech:
Hirado, Prefektura Nagasaki, Japonsko
Danish:
Hirado, Nagasaki-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
هیرادو، ناگازاکی, استان ناگاساکی, ژاپن
Finnish:
Hirado, Nagasakin prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Hirado, Prefectura de Nagasaki, Xapón
Greek:
Χιράντο, Νομαρχία Ναγκασάκι, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
હિરડો, નાગાસાકી પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
היראדו, נגסאקי, יפן
Hindi:
हिरादो, नागासाकी प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Hirado, Prefektur Nagasaki, Jepang
Kannada:
ಹೈರಾಡೊ, ನಾಗಸಾಕಿ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
히라도시, 나가사키현, 일본
Latvian:
Hirado, Nagasaki prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Hiradas, Nagasakio prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Hirado, Wilayah Nagasaki, Jepun
Marathi:
हिराडो, नागासाकी, जपान
Mazanderani:
هیرادو، ناگازاکی, ناگازاکی استان, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hirado-chhī, Nagasaki-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Polish:
Hirado, Prefektura Nagasaki, Japonia
Portuguese:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japão
Romanian:
Hirado, Prefectura Nagasaki, Japonia
Silesian:
Hirado, Japůńijo
Sinhalese:
හිරඩෝ, නගසකි ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovenian:
Hirado, prefektura Nagasaki, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
هیرادو، ناقاساکی, ناقاساکی اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Hirado, Nagasaki prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Hirado, Prepektura ng Nagasaki, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ҳирадо, Префектураи Нагасаки, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கிறதோ, நாகசாகி ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Telugu:
హిరాడో, నాగాసాకి ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
ฮิระโดะ, จังหวัดนางาซากิ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
平戶, 長崎縣, 日本
Turkish:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Хірадо, Префектура Наґасакі, Японія
Urdu:
حیرادو, ناگاساکی پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Hirado, Nagasaki, Hapon


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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Barrerite
Formula: Na2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Cowlesite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
ⓘ Epistilbite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup'
Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
ⓘ Garronite-Na
Formula: Na6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ 'Lévyne'
ⓘ Lévyne-Ca ?
Formula: (Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
References:
boyuan zhang CollectionIdentified by boyuan zhang: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘGarronite-Na9.GC.Na6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
ⓘLévyne-Ca ?9.GD.15(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
ⓘMordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
ⓘEpistilbite9.GD.45CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
ⓘBarrerite9.GE.15Na2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
ⓘCowlesite9.GG.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Erionite Subgroup'-M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Lévyne'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ BarreriteNa2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
Hⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Hⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
Hⓘ Garronite-NaNa6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ BarreriteNa2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Oⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
Oⓘ Garronite-NaNa6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BarreriteNa2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Naⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
Naⓘ Garronite-NaNa6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BarreriteNa2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
Alⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Alⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Alⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
Alⓘ Garronite-NaNa6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ BarreriteNa2(Si7Al2)O18 · 6H2O
Siⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Siⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Siⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
Siⓘ Garronite-NaNa6(Al6Si10O32) · 8.5H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Kⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Caⓘ EpistilbiteCaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ Lévyne-Ca(Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stegolophodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegolophodon20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirado,_Nagasaki
Wikidata ID:Q328601
GeoNames ID:7418805

Localities in this Region

Japan

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate

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