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Locality Name:
Renge Mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi, Japan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 97.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 88.4

mindat Locality ID: 46936
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46936.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Renge Mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi, Japan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleClayColumbiteCorundumNickelineNoneOlivinePyriteQuartz
RhodoniteSphaleriteSpinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Bementite  (*)Galaxite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)297.488.403419
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)897.488.40173
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O497.488.4043
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)97.488.40469
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)97.488.40186
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS297.488.4039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO397.488.40244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO397.488.40147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S897.488.409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO297.488.4061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)97.488.40969
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS97.488.4021482
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)97.488.40240
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)297.488.402562


2 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
Kristen00192797.491.894.6±2.8K-Ar muscovite69FD-79 YesMuscovite  11275Fujigatani Mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi, JapanFujigataniShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 
Kristen00192895.888.492.1±3.7K-Ar muscovite  YesMuscovite  11275Fujigatani Mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi, JapanFujigataniShibata and Ishihara (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.8.1207EG69_1207 

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