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Ogimi, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
OgimiVillage
Kunigami DistrictDistrict
Okinawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
18352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18352:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ōgimi, district de Kunigami, Okinawa, Japon
German:
Ōgimi, Kunigami Bezirk, Präfektur Okinawa, Japan
Italian:
Ōgimi, Distretto di Kunigami, prefettura di Okinawa, Giappone
Japanese:
大宜味村, 国頭郡, 沖縄県, 日本
Russian:
Огими, Округ Кунигами, Окинава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
大宜味村, 國頭郡, 沖繩縣, 日本
Spanish:
Ōgimi, Distrito de Kunigami, prefectura de Okinawa, Japón
Arabic:
أوغيمي, مقاطعة كونيغامي, أوكيناوا, اليابان
Dutch:
Ōgimi, Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
Esperanto:
Ōgimi, Gubernio Okinavo, Japanio
Farsi/Persian:
اوگیمی, استان اوکیناوا, ژاپن
Korean:
오기미촌, 구니가미군, 오키나와현, 일본
Portuguese:
Ōgimi, Distrito de Kunigami, Okinawa, Japão
Tagalog:
Ōgimi, Prepektura ng Okinawa, Hapon
Traditional Chinese:
大宜味村, 國頭郡, 沖繩縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Оґімі, Повіт Куніґамі, Префектура Окінава, Японія


Greenschists and slates with weak development of alpine-type veins.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

7 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘHisingerite ?9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ryukyu - Naha Limestone23.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Shimajiri15.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Turbo (Turbo) petholatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo : Turbo (Turbo) petholatus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cetotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae11.608 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Nautilus pompilius
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Nautilus : Nautilus pompilius0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strombus (Doxander) vittatus japonicus
subspecies
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Strombus : Strombus (Doxander) vittatus japonicus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cgimi
Wikidata ID:Q1351188
GeoNames ID:1854640

Localities in this Region

  • Okinawa Prefecture
    • Kunigami District

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okinawa PlateTectonic Plate

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