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Unnamed manganese oxides occurrence ("Daimonjiyama"), Misasagikuroiwa, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japani
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Unnamed manganese oxides occurrence ("Daimonjiyama")Occurrence
MisasagikuroiwaNature Reserve
Yamashina-ku- not defined -
Kyoto CityCity
Kyoto PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 135° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
290404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290404:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sometimes mistakenly referred to by hikers as "Daimonjiyama", as it is close to the Daimonji-Keage hiking trail on an unnamed ridge in the same range of hills. Located south of Daimonjiyama, east of Nanzen-ji, northeast of Keage, between trail markers #39 and 41. Shale, siltstone, quartzite, quartz veins, manganese oxide veins.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Goethite ?
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Hard layers of yellow-brown limonite. Not analyzed, but most likely goethite.
'Limonite'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite ?4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Japan

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