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Urayama River, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japani
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Urayama RiverOutcrop
Shikokuchuo CityCity
Ehime PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 55' 38'' North , 133° 25' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.92729,133.42311
GRN:
N23E80
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Niihama123,059 (2017)11.5km
Kawanoechō37,641 (2017)17.4km
Saijō58,823 (2017)22.1km
Kan’onjichō44,363 (2016)30.3km
Ikedachō15,895 (2017)37.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
479628
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:479628:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Within the Median Tectonic Line (MTL) shear zone in eastern Ehime Prefecture, Japan. At the Urayama River, both listvenite and serpentinite are exposed.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Arsenotučekite
Formula: Ni18Sb3AsS16
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘArsenotučekite2.BB.Ni18Sb3AsS16
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ ArsenotučekiteNi18Sb3AsS16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ ArsenotučekiteNi18Sb3AsS16
AsArsenic
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asⓘ ArsenotučekiteNi18Sb3AsS16
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ ArsenotučekiteNi18Sb3AsS16

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References

[1]SHIROSE, Yohei; TAKAGAKI, Hikaru (2026) Arsenotučekite from serpentinite and listvenite in the Median Tectonic Line shear zone, eastern Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 121 (1). p.n/a. doi:10.2465/jmps.251128al
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