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Locality Name:
Ningyo-toge Mine (Ningyo-tohge Mine), Tottori, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 13944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ningyo-toge Mine (Ningyo-tohge Mine), Tottori, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°18'30"N
Longitude: 133°55'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.308333333333,133.93333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteCalciteClayDiasporeFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteNonePhosphuranylite
PyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteZippeiteZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haiweeite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Liebigite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Ningyoite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Weeksite  (*)
Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O067
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O01184
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O0566
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Haiweeite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(Si5O12)(OH)2·6H2O015
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Liebigite  (*)NoneCa2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O078
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Ningyoite  (*)Rhabdophane(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2H2O033
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O0182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O087
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O094
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O042
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)40175


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