X mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| X mine | Mine |
| Gifu Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 46' 30'' North , 137° 37' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Manganese mine.
Note: Coordinates very approximate (based on sketch in Lee, 1955).
"The sample is labeled as having come from a skarn zone,
and the location suggests that it was obtained from the contact zone between
the Chichibu "Complex" sediments and a Mesozoic granodioritic
intrusive. The section shows anhedral alabandite in rhodonite. Carbonate,
closely associated with the alabandite, often separates it from the
rhodonite, and monazite was tentatively identified as inclusions in the
silicate. Rhodonite also includes many pyrophanite grains that exhibit a
range of color from crimson-red to greenish-yellow. Again, no correlation
can be made between color and grain size. One euhedral grain is
distinctive for its zoning; a yellowish-orange periphery grades into a red
irregularly-shaped inner zone. Apatite, pyrite and galena are present in
minor amounts." (Lee, 1955)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alabandite Formula: MnS |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' ? Formula: REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrophanite Formula: Mn2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrophanite | 4.CB.05 | Mn2+TiO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite Group' ? | - | REE(PO4) |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite Group | REE(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Alabandite | MnS |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Southern Japan ForearcAccretionary Complex
Japan
- Honshu IslandIsland
- Japanese Alps
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