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Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 49' 59'' North , 135° 28' 0'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Mino	129,127 (2017)	0.8km
Ikeda	99,476 (2017)	3.6km
Kawanishi	160,520 (2017)	4.9km
Toyonaka	384,459 (2017)	5.7km
Itami	193,524 (2017)	8.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

27719

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:27719:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Abandoned Zn mine in zinc mineralization emplaced along the Satsukioka fault in altered Jurassic shales of the Tamba Formation.

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28 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chert

ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ Shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Aurichalcite

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Brianyoungite

Formula: Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

Ohnishi, M., Shimobayashi, N., Nishio-Hamane, D., Shinoda, K., Momma, K., Ikeda, T. (2013) Minohlite, a new copper-zinc sulfate mineral from Minoh, Osaka, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (3) 335-342 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.3.07

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Chamosite

Formula: Fe²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈

References:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Hemimorphite

Formula: Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Hydrozincite

Formula: Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Ktenasite

Formula: ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

References:

OHNISHI, Masayuki, KOBAYASHI, Shoichi, KUSACHI, Isao (2002) Ktenasite from the Hirao mine at Minoo, Osaka, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 97 (4) 185-189 doi:10.2465/jmps.97.185

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Minohlite (TL)

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 14. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1281-1288 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.15

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Osakaite (TL)

Formula: Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Ohnishi, M., Kusachi, I., Kobayashi, S. (2007) Osakaite, Zn₄SO₄(OH)₆·5H₂O, a new mineral species from the Hirao mine, Osaka, Japan. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (6) 1511-1517 doi:10.3749/canmin.45.6.1511

ⓘ Posnjakite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Ramsbeckite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

OHNISHI, Masayuki, KOBAYASHI, Shoichi, KUSACHI, Isao, YAMAKAWA, Junji, SHIRAKAMI, Masao (2004) Ramsbeckite from the Hirao mine at Minoo, Osaka, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 99 (1) 19-24 doi:10.2465/jmps.99.19

ⓘ Schulenbergite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

OHNISHI, Masayuki, KUSACHI, Isao, KOBAYASHI, Shoichi, YAMAKAWA, Junji (2007) Mineral chemistry of schulenbergite and its Zn-dominant analogue from the Hirao mine, Osaka, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 102 (4) 233-239 doi:10.2465/jmps.061130

ⓘ Serpierite

Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ 'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn'

Formula: (Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O

References:

ⓘ 'Wad'

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

References:

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Greenockite	2.CB.45	CdS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aurichalcite	5.BA.15	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hydrozincite	5.BA.15	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Brianyoungite	5.BF.30	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Linarite	7.BC.65	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Posnjakite	7.DD.10	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
ⓘ	Ktenasite	7.DD.20	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Serpierite	7.DD.30	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Minohlite (TL)	7.DD.50	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Ramsbeckite	7.DD.60	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Schulenbergite	7.DD.80	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn'	7.DD.80	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Osakaite (TL)	7.DE.40	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Hemimorphite	9.BD.10	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Chamosite	9.EC.55	Fe²⁺₅Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Wad'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chamosite	Fe₅²⁺Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Osakaite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
C	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chamosite	Fe₅²⁺Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Osakaite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Chamosite	Fe₅²⁺Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Chamosite	Fe₅²⁺Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
S	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Osakaite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chamosite	Fe₅²⁺Al(AlSi₃O)₁₀(OH)₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Aurichalcite	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Brianyoungite	Zn₃(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₄
Zn	ⓘ Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Hydrozincite	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Zn	ⓘ Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Osakaite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O
Zn	ⓘ Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Cd	Cadmium
Cd	ⓘ Greenockite	CdS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Linarite	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)

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References

Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)

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