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Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, Japani
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Soja CityCity
Okayama PrefecturePrefecture
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PlacePopulation
Sōja57,469 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
228476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228476:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sōja, Okayama, Japon
German:
Sōja, Präfektur Okayama, Japan
Italian:
Sōja, prefettura di Okayama, Giappone
Japanese:
総社市, 岡山県, 日本
Russian:
Содзя, Окаяма, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
總社市, 岡山縣, 日本
Spanish:
Sōja, Prefectura de Okayama, Japón
Arabic:
سوجا , أوكاياما, اليابان
Belarusian:
Содзя, прэфектура Акаяма, Японія
Bengali:
সোজা, ওকায়ামা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Sōja, Okayama-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
總社市, 岡山縣, 日本
Danish:
Soja, Okayama-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Sōja, Okayama, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
سوجا، اوکایاما, استان اوکایاما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Sōja, Okayaman prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Sōja, Prefectura de Okayama, Xapón
Greek:
Σότζα, Οκαγιάμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
સોજા, ઓકાયામા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
सोजा, ओकायामा प्रान्त, जापान
Indonesian:
Sōja, Prefektur Okayama, Jepang
Kannada:
ಸೋಜಾ, ಒಕಯಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
소자시, 오카야마현, 일본
Latvian:
Sodža, Okajamas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Soja, Okajamos prefektūra, Japonija
Malagasy:
Sōja, Japana
Malay:
Soja, Wilayah Okayama, Jepun
Marathi:
सोझा, ओकायामा, जपान
Mazanderani:
سوجا، اوکایاما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sôzya-chhī, Okayama-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Soja, Okayama, Japan
Polish:
Sōja, Prefektura Okayama, Japonia
Portuguese:
Soja, Okayama, Japão
Romanian:
Sōja, Prefectura Okayama, Japonia
Sinhalese:
සොජා, ඔකයාමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
سوجا، اوکایاما, اوکایاما اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Sōja, Okayama prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Sodya, Prepektura ng Okayama, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Соҷа, Префектураи Окаяма, Ҷопон
Tamil:
சோஜா, ஆகாயமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Telugu:
సోజా, ఓకయామా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
โซฌง, จังหวัดโอกายามะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
總社, 岡山縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Sōja, Japan
Turkish:
Sōja, Okayama, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Соджя, Префектура Окаяма, Японія
Urdu:
سوجا, اوکایاما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Sōja, Okayama, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Sōja, Okayama, Hapon


Souja City is located in southern-central of Okayama Pref.
Established in 1954, one town and six villages are marged.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Fluorescent yellow.
ⓘ 'Molybdenite-2H'
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Molybdenite-3R'
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Molybdenite-3R'-MoS2
ⓘ'Molybdenite-2H'-MoS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Molybdenite-3RMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Molybdenite-2HMoS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ Molybdenite-3RMoS2
Moⓘ Molybdenite-2HMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nariwa7228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Kyowa4237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bakevellia (Bakevelloides)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : Bakevellia (Bakevelloides)237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Waagenoperna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Waagenoperna237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Minetrigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Minetrigonia237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Cardinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : Cardinia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Palaeopharus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Palaeopharidae : Palaeopharus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Monotis (Eomonotis) jakutica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Monotidae : Monotis : Monotis (Eomonotis) jakutica228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Monotidae : Monotis : Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Oxytoma mojsisovicsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Oxytoma : Oxytoma mojsisovicsi237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Monotis (Eomonotis) sublaevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Monotidae : Monotis : Monotis (Eomonotis) sublaevis228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dja
Wikidata ID:Q873536
GeoNames ID:7405224

Localities in this Region

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Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
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