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Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japani
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Motoyama Plateau, Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Motoyama Plateau, Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Andesine

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Type:
Group of Islands
Mindat Locality ID:
185884
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185884:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kazan Rettou
Other Languages:
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French:
chaine des îles volcaniques, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japon
German:
Kazan-rettō, Ogasawara, Präfektur Tokio, Japan
Italian:
Isole Vulcano, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Giappone
Japanese:
火山列島, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Russian:
Кадзан, Огасавара, Токио, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
火山列岛, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Spanish:
Islas de Los Volcanes, Ogasawara, Tokio, Japón
Arabic:
الجزر البركانية, أوغاساوارا, طوكيو, اليابان
Azeri:
Kacan adaları, Tokio, Yaponiya
Belarusian:
Кадзан, Токіа, Японія
Catalan:
Illes Volcano, Tòquio, Japó
Dutch:
Volcano Islands, Ogasawara, Tokio, Japan
Esperanto:
Vulkanaj Insuloj, Ogasavaro, Tokio, Japanio
Farsi/Persian:
جزایر کازان, اوگاساوارامورا, توکیو, ژاپن
Greek:
Νήσοι Βολκάνο, Τόκιο, Ιαπωνία
Hebrew:
איים וולקנים, אוגוסווארה, טוקיו, יפן
Korean:
가잔 열도, 오가사와라촌, 도쿄도, 일본
Norwegian:
Vulkanøyene, Tokyo, Japan
Polish:
Kazan Rettō, Podprefektura Ogasawara, Tokio, Japonia
Portuguese:
Ilhas Vulcano, Ogasawara, Tóquio, Japão
Swedish:
Vulkanöarna, Tokyo prefektur, Japan
Traditional Chinese:
火山列島, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Ukrainian:
Острови Кадзан, Оґасавара, Токіо, Японія
Urdu:
آتش فشاں جزائر, اوگاساوارا، ٹوکیو, توکیو, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Quần đảo Kazan, Tokyo, Nhật Bản


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11 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Alum Group'
Formula: XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Native Sulphur var. Tellursulphur ? (FRL)
Formula: (S,Te)8
Type Locality:
Description: No modern analyses show any significant amount of Te.
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
ⓘvar. Tellursulphur ? (TL)1.CC.05(S,Te)8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase		9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alum Group'-XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ Native Sulphur var. Tellursulphur(S,Te)8
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
TeTellurium
Teⓘ Native Sulphur var. Tellursulphur(S,Te)8

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_Islands
Wikidata ID:Q1141683

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