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Tanohata mine, Tanohata, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japani
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Tanohata mineMine
TanohataVillage
Shimohei DistrictDistrict
Iwate PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' North , 141° 54' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miyako51,721 (2017)30.2km
Yamada20,144 (2017)50.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
2196
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2196:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
田野畑鉱山, 岩手県 下閉伊郡 田野畑村


Metamorphosed sedimentary manganese ore.

There are five orebodies as follows:
— No. 1 orebody
— No. 2 orebody, known as "Tanohata pit"
— No. 3 orebody, known as "Matsumaezawa pit"
— Matsumaezawa-oku orebody
— Shin-kou orebody

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36 valid minerals. 7 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing Aegirine
Formula: Na(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Eckermannite ?
Formula: NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Need to be checked if it can be assigned to eckermannite according to the redefinition by IMA (IMA2013-136).
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Iwateite (TL)
Formula: Na2BaMn(PO4)2
Type Locality:
Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
'K Feldspar'
'Leakeite'
Formula: NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mangani-eckermannite (TL)
Formula: NaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Type Locality:
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite (TL)
Formula: {Na}{Na2}{Mn2+4Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Type Locality:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Momoiite
Formula: Mn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3
Nagashimalite
Formula: Ba4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
Nambulite
Formula: LiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Natronambulite (TL)
Formula: (Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Potassic-ferri-leakeite (TL)
Formula: [K][Na2][Mg2Fe3+2Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Type Locality:
Description: The mineral occurs in pegmatite-like veinlets that cut a Mn ore body in the Tanohata mine. It is associated with quartz, K-feldspar, V-dominant manganneptunite, suzukiite, roscoelite, and serandite.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Serandite
Formula: NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)
Habit: Up to 10 cm long
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Suzukiite
Formula: BaVSi2O7
Tanohataite (TL)
Formula: LiMn2Si3O8(OH)
Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Watatsumiite (TL)
Formula: KNa2Li(Mn2+)2V4+2[Si4O12]2
Type Locality:
Yarrowite
Formula: Cu9S8
Yoshimuraite
Formula: Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Yarrowite2.CA.05dCu9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ferruginous Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Iwateite (TL)8.AC.47Na2BaMn(PO4)2
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
Momoiite9.AD.25Mn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Yoshimuraite9.BE.42Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
Nagashimalite9.CE.20Ba4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
var. Vanadium-bearing Aegirine9.DA.25Na(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
Mangani-eckermannite (TL)9.DE.NaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Richterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Eckermannite ?9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Mangano-ferri-eckermannite (TL)9.DE.25{Na}{Na2}{Mn2+4Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Potassic-ferri-leakeite (TL)9.DE.25[K][Na2][Mg2Fe3+2Li]Si8O22(OH)2
'Leakeite'9.DE.25NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Serandite9.DG.05NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)
Tanohataite (TL)9.DG.05LiMn2Si3O8(OH)
Suzukiite9.DH.15BaVSi2O7
Nambulite9.DK.05LiMn2+4Si5O14(OH)
Natronambulite (TL)9.DK.05(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Roscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Watatsumiite (TL)9.EH.05KNa2Li(Mn2+)2V4+2[Si4O12]2
Microcline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'K Feldspar'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
H Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
H NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
H NambuliteLiMn42+Si5O14(OH)
H Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
H RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SeranditeNaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
H YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
H Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
H TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)
H LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
LiLithium
Li NambuliteLiMn42+Si5O14(OH)
Li Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Li Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Li WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
Li TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)
Li LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
BBoron
B NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
CCarbon
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
O EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
O Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
O NambuliteLiMn42+Si5O14(OH)
O Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
O PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O SeranditeNaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
O SuzukiiteBaVSi2O7
O TephroiteMn22+SiO4
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing AegirineNa(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
O YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
O Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
O WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
O Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
O TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)
O MomoiiteMn32+V23+(SiO4)3
O LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
O IwateiteNa2BaMn(PO4)2
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Na Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Na Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Na RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na SeranditeNaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
Na Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing AegirineNa(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
Na Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Na WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
Na LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na IwateiteNa2BaMn(PO4)2
Na Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Mg RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Mg LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Al Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si EckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Al}Si8O22(OH)2
Si Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
Si NambuliteLiMn42+Si5O14(OH)
Si Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SeranditeNaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
Si SuzukiiteBaVSi2O7
Si TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing AegirineNa(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
Si YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
Si Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
Si WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
Si Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
Si TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)
Si MomoiiteMn32+V23+(SiO4)3
Si LeakeiteNaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
P IwateiteNa2BaMn(PO4)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S YarrowiteCu9S8
ClChlorine
Cl NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
K WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
Ti PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
VVanadium
V NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
V RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
V SuzukiiteBaVSi2O7
V Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing AegirineNa(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
V WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
V MomoiiteMn32+V23+(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mn Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Mn NambuliteLiMn42+Si5O14(OH)
Mn Natronambulite(Na,Li)(Mn,Ca)4Si5O14OH
Mn PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn SeranditeNaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
Mn TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Mn YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
Mn WatatsumiiteKNa2Li(Mn2+)2V24+[Si4O12]2
Mn TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)
Mn MomoiiteMn32+V23+(SiO4)3
Mn IwateiteNa2BaMn(PO4)2
Mn Mangani-eckermanniteNaNa2(Mg4Mn3+)Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Fe Mangano-ferri-eckermannite{Na}{Na2}{Mn42+Fe3+}Si8O22(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Aegirine var. Vanadium-bearing AegirineNa(Fe3+,V3+)Si2O6
Fe Potassic-ferri-leakeite[K][Na2][Mg2Fe23+Li]Si8O22(OH)2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu YarrowiteCu9S8
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ba NagashimaliteBa4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl
Ba SuzukiiteBaVSi2O7
Ba YoshimuraiteBa2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH)
Ba IwateiteNa2BaMn(PO4)2

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