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Shin-Otani mine, Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japani
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Shin-Otani mineMine
Ukyou-ku- not defined -
Kyoto CityCity
Kyoto PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 135° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~20km
GRN:
N24E80
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
68813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68813:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
新大谷鉱山, 京都市 右京区 京北下中町


Metasedimentary manganese ore hosted in chert. Now an underground mining museum open to tourists. The last manganese mine to close in Japan (1983). Rhodochrosite was the main ore mineral.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘWiserite6.BA.20(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
BBoron
Bⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Oⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Siⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Mnⓘ Wiserite(Mn2+,Mg)14(B2O5)4(OH)8 · (Si,Mg)(O,OH)4Cl

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