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Oue mine (Oye mine; Ohe mine; Ooe mine; Oe mine), Yoichi District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Oue mine (Oye mine; Ohe mine; Ooe mine; Oe mine)Mine
Yoichi DistrictDistrict
Shiribeshi SubprefectureSubprefecture
Hokkaidō PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 8' 59'' North , 140° 40' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.15000,140.68333
GRN:
N29E75
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yoichi22,788 (2017)9.2km
Iwanai15,584 (2017)24.1km
Otaru143,792 (2017)26.2km
Niseko Town4,654 (2017)41.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
53563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53563:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Abandoned manganese mine with subsidiary lead-zinc production. Miocene hydrothermal vein.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

NORO, Shun-ichi, OYAMADA, Masayuki, KONO, Jun-ichi (1967) Oe Mine. Journal of the Mining Institute of Japan, 83 (956) 1714-1716 doi:10.2473/shigentosozai1953.83.956_1714
Osaki, Susumu (1973) Carbon and oxygen isotopic compositions of hydrothermal rhodochrosites from Oe, Inakuraishi and Jokoku mines, Hokkaido, Japan. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, 6 (4) 151-162 doi:10.2343/geochemj.6.151
Kojima, Shoji, Sugaki, Asahiko (1980) Chemical Compositions of Rhodochrosite from the Oe and Inakuraishi Mines, Japan. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, 14. 27-38 doi:10.2465/gkk1952.14.special3_27
KOJIMA, SHOJI, SUGAKI, ASAHIKO (1989) Stable isotope compositions of some vein minerals from the Oe mine, southwestern Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 84 (10) 362-373 doi:10.2465/ganko.84.362
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
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