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Ochi, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture, Japani
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OchiTown
Takaoka DistrictDistrict
Kochi PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
282015
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282015:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ochi, district de Takaoka, Kōchi, Japon
German:
Ochi, Takaoka Bezirk, Präfektur Kōchi, Japan
Italian:
Ochi, Distretto di Takaoka, prefettura di Kōchi, Giappone
Japanese:
越知町, 高岡郡, 高知県, 日本
Russian:
Оти, Округ Такаока, Коти, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
越知町, 高岡郡, 高知县, 日本
Spanish:
Ochi, Distrito de Takaoka, Prefectura de Kōchi, Japón
Arabic:
أوتشي, مقاطعة تاكاوكا, كوتشي, اليابان
Asturian:
Ochi, prefeutura de Kōchi, Xapón
Bengali:
ওচি, কোওচি প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Czech:
Oči, Prefektura Kóči, Japonsko
Dutch:
Ochi, Takaoka District, Kochi, Japan
Egyptian Arabic:
اوتشى, اليابان
Farsi/Persian:
اوچی, استان کوچی, ژاپن
Finnish:
Ochi, Kōchin prefektuuri, Japani
Hungarian:
Ocsi, Kócsi prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Ochi, Prefektur Kochi, Jepang
Irish Gaelic:
Ochi, Maoracht Kōchi, An tSeapáin
Korean:
오치정, 다카오카군, 고치현, 일본
Malay:
Ochi, Wilayah Kōchi, Jepun
Polish:
Ochi, Prefektura Kōchi, Japonia
Portuguese:
Ochi, Distrito de Takaoka, Kochi, Japão
Swedish:
Ochi, Kochi prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Ochi, Prepektura ng Kōchi, Hapon
Thai:
โอจิ, จังหวัดโคจิ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
越知町, 高知縣, 日本
Turkish:
Ochi, Kōchi, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Очі, Повіт Такаока, Префектура Кочі, Японія


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Nsutite4.DB.15c(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
OOxygen
O Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
MnManganese
Mn Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences100
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed427 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 7 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ovalastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Ovalastrea152.1 - 139.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Leurocycloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Leurocycloceras427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Michelinoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Michelinoceras427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Cucullaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eonavicula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Eonavicula125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nemodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Nemodon125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gervillaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillaria125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Isognomon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Isognomon125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parvamussium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Parvamussium113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia)100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nipponitrigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Nipponitrigonia125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia)125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anthonya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Anthonya100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Laevicardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Lahilliidae : Laevicardium125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Xenocardita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Xenocardita125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bumastus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Microscutellum
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Microscutellum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Eophacops
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Eophacops427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Phacops
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Staurocephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Staurocephalus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Convexastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Convexastrea152.1 - 139.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Haplaraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astraraeidae : Haplaraea152.1 - 139.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Modiolus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus anglicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus anglicus113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gervillia (Gervillia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia : Gervillia (Gervillia)125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) pustulosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) pustulosa100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Encrinuridae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Pterotrigonia)145 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thamnasteria ogawaensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria ogawaensis152.1 - 139.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Diplaraea tosaensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Diplaraea : Diplaraea tosaensis152.1 - 139.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Bumastus barriensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus barriensis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Pholadomya (Pholadomya)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Pholadomya)100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protocardia (Protocardia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia : Protocardia (Protocardia)125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sphaerexochus hiratai
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerexochus : Sphaerexochus hiratai427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Inoceramus crippsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus crippsi113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bumastus (Bumastus) glomerosus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus (Bumastus) glomerosus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus (Bumastus) subquadratus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus (Bumastus) subquadratus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus (Bumastella) spiculus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus (Bumastella) spiculus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus (Bumastella) bipunctatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus (Bumastella) bipunctatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus (Bumastella) aspera
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus (Bumastella) aspera427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Japonoscutellum japonicum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Scutelluidae : Japonoscutellum : Japonoscutellum japonicum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Tosacephalus fungiformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Scutelluidae : Tosacephalus : Tosacephalus fungiformis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Illaenoscutellum platiceps
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Scutelluidae : Illaenoscutellum : Illaenoscutellum platiceps427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Kosovopeltis angusticostata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Kosovopeltis : Kosovopeltis angusticostata427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Microscutellum primigenium
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Microscutellum : Microscutellum primigenium427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Apolichas
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Apolichas427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Apolichas truncatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Apolichas : Apolichas truncatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Cerauroides elongatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Cerauroides : Cerauroides elongatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Cerauroides orientalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Cerauroides : Cerauroides orientalis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Sphaerexochus planirachis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerexochus : Sphaerexochus planirachis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Encrinurus yokokurensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinurus : Encrinurus yokokurensis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Encrinurus mamelon
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinurus : Encrinurus mamelon427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Proetus (Proetus) subovalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Proetus : Proetus (Proetus) subovalis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Proetus (Gerastos) subcarinatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Proetus : Proetus (Gerastos) subcarinatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Proetus (Gerastos) sugiharensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Proetus : Proetus (Gerastos) sugiharensis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Proetus (Bohemiproetus) magnicerviculus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Proetus : Proetus (Bohemiproetus) magnicerviculus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Decoroproetus granulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Decoroproetus : Decoroproetus granulatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Michelinoceras alticameratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Michelinoceras : Michelinoceras alticameratum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Michelinoceras mizobuchii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Michelinoceras : Michelinoceras mizobuchii427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Arionoceras densiseptum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Arionoceratidae : Arionoceras : Arionoceras densiseptum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Orthocycloceras gomiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Orthocycloceras : Orthocycloceras gomiense427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Protokionoceras fessicancellatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Geisonoceratidae : Protokionoceras : Protokionoceras fessicancellatum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus agmakros
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus agmakros427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus kattoi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus kattoi427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Bumastus sakoi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastus : Bumastus sakoi427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Pseudocheirurus gomiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Pseudocheirurus : Pseudocheirurus gomiensis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Japonoscutellum geniculatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Scutelluidae : Japonoscutellum : Japonoscutellum geniculatum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Dindymene megacranidia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Dindymene : Dindymene megacranidia427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Encrinurus subtrigonalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinurus : Encrinurus subtrigonalis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Encrinurus stenorhachis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinurus : Encrinurus stenorhachis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Encrinurus similis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Encrinurus : Encrinurus similis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Staurocephalus trichochin
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Staurocephalus : Staurocephalus trichochin427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Opoa trinodosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Scutelluidae : Opoa : Opoa trinodosa427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Illaenoides magnisulcatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Illaenoides : Illaenoides magnisulcatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Illaenoides abnormis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Illaenoides : Illaenoides abnormis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Cyphoproetus latiaxis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Cyphoproetus : Cyphoproetus latiaxis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Ichiyamella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Ichiyamella427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Ichiyamella subglobula
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Ichiyamella : Ichiyamella subglobula427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Dicranopeltis tricornis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Dicranopeltis : Dicranopeltis tricornis427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Paraleiolichas globulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Paraleiolichas : Paraleiolichas globulus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Japonoscutellum tunidum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Scutelluidae : Japonoscutellum : Japonoscutellum tunidum427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Metaleiolichas tuberculatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Metaleiolichas : Metaleiolichas tuberculatus427.4 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Neithea (Neithea) syriaca
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea : Neithea (Neithea) syriaca125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pinna robinaldina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : Pinna robinaldina125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochi,_K%C5%8Dchi
Wikidata ID:Q1205739
GeoNames ID:1854794

Localities in this Region

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
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