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Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japani
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Kameoka CityCity
Kyoto PrefecturePrefecture
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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Varlamoffite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Varlamoffite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Varlamoffite

Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 135° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
GRN:
N24E79
Type:
Occurrence
Kรถppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
158814
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158814:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
โ“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
โ“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
โ“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
โ“˜ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite
Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O)
โ“˜ Hydrotungstite
Formula: WO3 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ 'K Feldspar'
โ“˜ 'Leucoxene'
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Raspite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
โ“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
โ“˜ Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
โ“˜ Tungstite
Formula: WO3 · H2O
โ“˜ Varlamoffite
Formula: Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
โ“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
โ“˜Varlamoffite4.DB.05Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
โ“˜Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
โ“˜Raspite4.DG.20Pb(WO4)
โ“˜Hydrokenoelsmoreite4.DH.15โ—ป2W2O6(H2O)
โ“˜Tungstite4.FJ.10WO3 ยท H2O
โ“˜Hydrotungstite4.FJ.15WO3 ยท 2H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
โ“˜Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
โ“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
โ“˜Muscovite9.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'-
โ“˜'Leucoxene'-
โ“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-โ—ปCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
โ“˜'K Feldspar'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Hโ“˜ VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Hโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hโ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beโ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oโ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Oโ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RaspitePb(WO4)
Oโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oโ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Oโ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Oโ“˜ VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oโ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgโ“˜ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alโ“˜ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siโ“˜ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caโ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feโ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feโ“˜ VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuโ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snโ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Snโ“˜ VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
WTungsten
Wโ“˜ FerberiteFeWO4
Wโ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Wโ“˜ RaspitePb(WO4)
Wโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Wโ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Wโ“˜ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Wโ“˜ Hydrokenoelsmoreite◻2W2O6(H2O)
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ RaspitePb(WO4)
Pbโ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ Native BismuthBi
Biโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Late/Upper Cretaceous : 91.4 ยฑ 3.7 Ma to 90.0 ยฑ 3.6 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Late/Upper Cretaceous
โ“˜ Muscovite (youngest age)90.0 ยฑ 3.6 MaOtani mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
โ“˜ Muscovite (oldest age)91.4 ยฑ 3.7 MaOtani mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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