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Yagumo mine (Yakumo mine), Yakumo, Futami District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japani
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Yagumo mine (Yakumo mine)Mine
YakumoTown
Futami DistrictDistrict
Oshima SubprefectureSubprefecture
Hokkaidō PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Goethite

Yagumo mine, Yakumo, Futami District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
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Goethite

Yagumo mine, Yakumo, Futami District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
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Goethite

Yagumo mine, Yakumo, Futami District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 9' 29'' North , 140° 9' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.15833,140.15000
GRN:
N29E75
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kamiiso38,098 (2018)55.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
64356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64356:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Miocene rhodochrosite veins mined for manganese and base metals.

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibarsen
Formula: AsSb
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘStibarsen1.CA.05AsSb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asⓘ StibarsenAsSb
AgSilver
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StibarsenAsSb
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Localities in this Region

Japan
  • Hokkaidō Prefecture
    • Oshima Subprefecture

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Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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References

SAITO, Tadao (1953) On Minor Elements in Ore Minerals of the Yakumo Mine, Hokkaido, Japan. The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 59 (691) 129-137 doi:10.5575/geosoc.59.129
Togari, Kenji (1965) Variation in colour of rhodochrosite from Yakumo mine. The Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 53 (3) 91-97 doi:10.2465/ganko1941.53.91
Motomura, Yoshinobu (1990) Solid solution ranges for pyrargyrite-Proustite series minerals in the Inakuraishi-type manganese deposits of Japan. Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 85 (11) 502-513 doi:10.2465/ganko.85.502
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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