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Itaya deposit (Itaya mine), Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japani
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Itaya deposit (Itaya mine)Deposit
Yonezawa CityCity
Yamagata PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 46' 20'' North , 140° 15' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.77222,140.25000
GeoHash:
G#: xnewzknzj
GRN:
N26E79
Type:
Deposit
Kรถppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fukushima294,237 (2017)19.2km
Yonezawa94,486 (2017)19.3km
Inawashiro17,413 (2017)25.7km
Takahata26,347 (2017)26.1km
Nihommatsu36,287 (2017)26.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
146260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146260:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A kaolin-sericite deposit in altered volcanic tuff.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Clinoptilolite-K9.GE.05K6(Si30Al6)O72 ยท 20H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] ยท 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Clinoptilolite-KK6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
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