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Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japani
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View of the Hitachi-machi copper mining area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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View of the Hitachi mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Hitachi Copper Mine, c. 1930

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
07039060017272058873818.jpg
View of the Hitachi-machi copper mining area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
05850290017272058887985.jpg
View of the Hitachi mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
02933410017272058892262.jpg
Hitachi Copper Mine, c. 1930

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
07039060017272058873818.jpg
View of the Hitachi-machi copper mining area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
05850290017272058887985.jpg
View of the Hitachi mining and metallurgy area, ca. 1910.

Hitachi Mine, Hitachi-machi, Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 140° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~73km
GRN:
N25E81
Kรถppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
156419
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156419:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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20 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
โ“˜ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
โ“˜ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
โ“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
โ“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hitachiite (TL)
Formula: Pb5Bi2Te2S6
Type Locality:
References:
Hรฅlenius, Ulf, Hatert, Frรฉdรฉric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 44. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (4) 877-882 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2787p.879
Toshiro Nagase, Takahiro Kuribayashi, Tatsuo Nozaki, Jun-Ichiro Ishibashi, Kazuhiko Shimada, Koichi Momma, Masaaki Shimizu (2018) Crystal structure determination of an unknown mineral of tetradymite group from the Hitachi mine,Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 467.
Kuribayashi, Takahiro, Nagase, Toshiro, Nozaki, Tatsuo, Ishibashi, Junichiro, Shimada, Kazuhiko, Shimizu, Masaaki, Momma, Koichi (2019) Hitachiite, Pb5Bi2Te2S6, a new mineral from the Hitachi mine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (5) 733-739 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.45
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite
Formula: (Fe,Co)S2
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Hitachiite (TL)2.DC.05Pb5Bi2Te2S6
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite2.EB.05a(Fe,Co)S2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 ยท 7H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
โ“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
โ“˜Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
โ“˜Anthophyllite9.DD.05โ—ป{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
โ“˜Muscovite
var. Fuchsite		9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
โ“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgโ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
Sโ“˜ HitachiitePb5Bi2Te2S6
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feโ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feโ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
CoCobalt
Coโ“˜ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Co)S2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ Native ArsenicAs
TeTellurium
Teโ“˜ HitachiitePb5Bi2Te2S6
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ HitachiitePb5Bi2Te2S6
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ HitachiitePb5Bi2Te2S6

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