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Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Nishimurayama DistrictDistrict
Yamagata PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
339057
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339057:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Nishimurayama, Yamagata, Japon
German:
Nishimurayama Bezirk, Präfektur Yamagata, Japan
Italian:
Distretto di Nishimurayama, prefettura di Yamagata, Giappone
Russian:
Округ Нишимурайама, Ямагата, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
西村山郡, 山形县, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Nishimurayama, Prefectura de Yamagata, Japón
Arabic:
مقاطعة نيشيموراياما, ياماغاتا, اليابان
Cebuano:
Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Nishimurayama District, Yamagata, Japan
Japanese:
西村山郡, 山形県, 日本
Korean:
니시무라야마군, 야마가타현, 일본
Portuguese:
Distrito de Nishimurayama, Yamagata, Japão
Traditional Chinese:
西村山郡, 山形縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Повіт Нісі-Мураяма, Префектура Ямаґата, Японія


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Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences17
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ohyr1711.608 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Epitonium (Boreoscala)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Epitonium : Epitonium (Boreoscala)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cycladicama
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Ungulinidae : Cycladicama11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nemocardium (Keenaea)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Nemocardium (Keenaea)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Macoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Terebratulina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Monia macrochisma
species
Monia macrochisma11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Lucinoma acutilineata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucinoma : Lucinoma acutilineata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mizuhopecten matumoriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Mizuhopecten : Mizuhopecten matumoriensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mizuhopecten paraplebejus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Mizuhopecten : Mizuhopecten paraplebejus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Miyagipecten matsumoriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Miyagipecten : Miyagipecten matsumoriensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Crenomytilus grayanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Crenomytilus grayanus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys kotorana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys kotorana11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Megangulus protovenulosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Megangulus protovenulosa11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Terebratalia gouldii
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Terebratalia : Terebratalia gouldii11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Terebratalia tenuis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Terebratalia : Terebratalia tenuis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishimurayama_District,_Yamagata
Wikidata ID:Q1155585
GeoNames ID:2111620

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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