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Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japani
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Kanazawa CityCity
Ishikawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kanazawa458,937 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
277550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277550:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japon
German:
Kanazawa, Präfektur Ishikawa, Japan
Italian:
Kanazawa, prefettura di Ishikawa, Giappone
Japanese:
金沢市, 石川県, 日本
Russian:
Канадзава, Исикава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
金澤市, 石川縣, 日本
Spanish:
Kanazawa, Prefectura de Ishikawa, Japón
Arabic:
كانازاوا , إيشيكاوا, اليابان
Armenian:
Կանաձավա, Ճապոնիա
Azeri:
Kanazava, İşikava, Yaponiya
Bashkir:
Канадзава, Исикава, Япония
Basque:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japonia
Bengali:
কানাযাওয়া, ইশিকাওয়া প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Bulgarian:
Канадзава, Ишикава, Япония
Catalan:
Kanazawa, prefectura d'Ishikawa, Japó
Cebuano:
Kanazawa-shi , Ishikawa-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
金澤市, 石川縣, 日本
Czech:
Kanazawa, Prefektura Išikawa, Japonsko
Danish:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Esperanto:
Kanazaŭa, Gubernio Iŝikaŭa, Japanio
Farsi/Persian:
کانازاوا، ایشیکاوا, استان ایشیکاوا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kanazawa, Ishikawan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kanazawa, Prefectura de Ishikawa, Xapón
Greek:
Καναζάβα, Ισικάβα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
કાનઝાવા, ઇશિકાવા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
קנאזווה, אישיקווה, יפן
Hindi:
कानाजावा, इशिकावा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Hungarian:
Kanazava, Isikava prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Kanazawa, Prefektur Ishikawa, Jepang
Irish Gaelic:
Kanazawa, Maoracht Ishikawa, An tSeapáin
Kannada:
ಕನಜಾವಾ, ಇಶಿಕಾವಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
가나자와시, 이시카와현, 일본
Kyrgyz:
Канадзава, Япония
Latin:
Kanazawa, Iaponia
Latvian:
Kanadzava, Isikavas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kanadzava, Išikavos prefektūra, Japonija
Luxembourgish:
Kanazawa, Japan
Malagasy:
Kanazawa, Japana
Malay:
Kanazawa, Wilayah Ishikawa, Jepun
Marathi:
कॅनझवा, इशिकावा, जपान
Mazanderani:
کانازاوا، ایشیکاوا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kanazawa-chhī, Isikawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Polish:
Kanazawa, Prefektura Ishikawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japão
Romanian:
Kanazawa, Prefectura Ishikawa, Japonia
Scots:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefectur, Japan
Serbian:
Каназава, Ишикава, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kanazava, Išikava, Japan
Sinhalese:
කනසවා, ඉෂිකාවා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovak:
Kanazawa, Išikawa, Japonsko
Slovenian:
Kanazava, prefektura Išikava, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
کانازاوا، ایشیکاوا, ایشیکاوا اوستانی, ژاپون
Sundanese:
Kanazawa, Préféktur Ishikawa, Jepang
Swahili:
Kanazawa, Mkoa wa Ishikawa, Japani
Swedish:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Kanasawa, Prepektura ng Ishikawa, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Каназауа, Префектураи Исикава, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கனசாவா, இஷிகாவா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Tatar:
Канадзава, Япония
Telugu:
కణజావ, ఇషికావా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คานาซาวะ, จังหวัดอิชิกาวะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
金澤, 石川縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Kanazawa, Japan
Turkish:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Канадзава, Префектура Ісікава, Японія
Urdu:
کانازاوا، اشیکاوا, اشیکاوا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Hapon
Welsh:
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

10 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Most of the fine crystals of baryte occur in metal sulfide veins or Kuroko type deposits. Wide varieties of crystal habits have been reported. Commonly observed habits are platy, rhombic, six-sided or eight-sided forms, depending on the combination of faces. Prismatic crystals elongated parallel to a, b or c axes are also not rare. Very unusual is a habit resembling dodecahedral crystals of cubic system, consisting of well developed (110), (001), (011, (010) and several other faces. Crystals larger than 5 cm in diameter have been found from many localities, including the Kuratani mine
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite ?5.AB.05MgCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

Fossils

There are 18 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Leucosia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Leucosiidae : Leucosia0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cagaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Prenasteridae : Cagaster23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Isurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Globicephala
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Globicephala2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Megaptera
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Megaptera2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Odontoceti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Odontoceti2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Delphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Mysticeti
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mysticeti2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Eschrichtiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eschrichtiidae2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Balaenopteridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Cetotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae2.588 - 0.781 Ma
Pleistocene
Otodus megalodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Munida nishioi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Galatheidae : Munida : Munida nishioi15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Platepistoma kaedei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Cancridae : Platepistoma : Platepistoma kaedei15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Carcinoplax antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Goneplacidae : Carcinoplax : Carcinoplax antiqua15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Carcharhinus priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus priscus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cancer (Cancer) japonicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Cancridae : Cancer : Cancer (Cancer) japonicus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 18 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanazawa
Wikidata ID:Q191130
GeoNames ID:1860240

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
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