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Locality Name:
Shibata City, Niigata, Japan


mindat Locality ID: 227717
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227717.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shibata City, Niigata, Japan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Akatani Mine (Akadani Mine)
Iide Mine

Latitude: 37°48'29"N
Longitude: 139°29'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.808055555556,139.49138888889
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: C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteChalcopyriteClayCorundumNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteWollastonite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinojimthompsonite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stevensite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21759923419
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1759923250
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217599227198
Clinojimthompsonite  (*)NoneMg5Si6O16(OH)21759924
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21759939895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17599224243
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6175993741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317599214640
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O617599273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2275992,7599339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217599261156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17599221482
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)217599257
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31759921247


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