Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Iimori Mine, Afuzu-mura, Naga District, Wakayama, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360

mindat Locality ID: 28719
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28719.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iimori Mine, Afuzu-mura, Naga District, Wakayama, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°14'51"N
Longitude: 135°26'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.2475,135.43888888889
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDevillineFeldsparGarnetHumiteNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelane

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Devilline  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O636036001022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)36036008803
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2360360077
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS436036005516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)3603600483
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2360360027198
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3603600366
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3360360014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O336036005433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O43603600172
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4360360014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2360360039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO33603600244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO33603600147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2360360061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)36036001711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO236036005614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)336036001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS360360021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O3603600456


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00526360360Paleozoic       S28719Iimori Mine, Afuzu-mura, Naga District, Wakayama, JapanIimoriMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...