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Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Kagoshima CityCity
Kagoshima PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kagoshima555,352 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
189789
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189789:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japon
German:
Kagoshima, Präfektur Kagoshima, Japan
Italian:
Kagoshima, prefettura di Kagoshima, Giappone
Japanese:
鹿児島市, 鹿児島県, 日本
Russian:
Кагосима, Кагосима, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
鹿儿岛市, 鹿儿岛县, 日本
Spanish:
Kagoshima, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japón
Arabic:
كاغوشيما, كاغوشيما, اليابان
Aromanian:
Kagoshima, Japonia
Azeri:
Kaqoşima, Kaqoşima, Yaponiya
Basque:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japonia
Bavarian:
Kagoshima, Japan
Belarusian:
Кагосіма, прэфектура Кагосіма, Японія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кагосіма, прэфэктура Кагосіма, Японія
Bengali:
কাগোশিমা, কাগোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Bulgarian:
Кагошима, Кагошима, Япония
Catalan:
Kagoshima, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japó
Cebuano:
Kagoshima Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
鹿兒島市, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Croatian:
Kagošima, Kagoshima, Japan
Czech:
Kagošima, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonsko
Danish:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Esperanto:
Kagoŝima, Kagoŝimo, Japanio
Estonian:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefektuur, Jaapan
Faroese:
Kagoshima, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
کاگوشیما, استان کاگوشیما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kagoshima, Kagoshiman prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kagoshima, Prefectura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Greek:
Καγκοσίμα, Περιφέρεια Καγκοσίμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
કાગોશિમા, કાગોશીમા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
קגושימה, קגושימה, יפן
Hindi:
कागोशिमा, कागोशिमा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Hungarian:
Kagosima, Kagosima prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Kagoshima, Prefektur Kagoshima, Jepang
Irish Gaelic:
Kagoshima, Maoracht Kagoshima, An tSeapáin
Kannada:
ಕಗೊಶಿಮಾ, ಕಾಗೊಶಿಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
가고시마시, 가고시마현, 일본
Kyrgyz:
Кагосима, Япония
Latvian:
Kagošima, Kagosimas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kagošima, Kagošimos prefektūra, Japonija
Malagasy:
Kagoshima, Japana
Malay:
Kagoshima, Wilayah Kagoshima, Jepun
Marathi:
कागोशिमा, कागोशिमा, जपान
Mazanderani:
کاگوشیما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kagosima-chhī, Kagosima-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Nauruan:
Kagoshima, Djapan
Norwegian:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Kagoshima, Japan
Occitan:
Kagoshima, Prefectura de Kagoshima, Japon
Polish:
Kagoshima, Prefektura Kagoshima, Japonia
Pontic Greek:
Καγκοσίμα
Portuguese:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japão
Romanian:
Kagoshima, Prefectura Kagoshima, Japonia
Scots:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefectur, Japan
Serbian:
Кагошима, Кагошима, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kagosima, Kagošima, Japan
Sinhalese:
කගොශිමා, කගොශිමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovenian:
Kagošima, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
کاقوشیما, کاقوشیما اوستانی, ژاپون
Swahili:
Kagoshima, Mkoa wa Kagoshima, Japani
Swedish:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Lungsod ng Kagoshima, Prepektura ng Kagoshima, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Кагошима, Префектураи Кагосима, Ҷопон
Tamil:
ககோஷிமா, ககோஷிமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Tatar:
Кагочима, Япония
Telugu:
కాగోషిమా, కాగోషిమా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คาโงชิมะ, จังหวัดคาโงชิมะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
鹿兒島市, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Kagoshima, Japan
Turkish:
Kagoshima, Kagoşima ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Каґошіма, Префектура Каґошіма, Японія
Urdu:
کاگوشیما, کاگوشیما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kagosima, Yaponiya
Vietnamese:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Hapon
Welsh:
Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan


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Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Thin tabular crystals, in vugs with cristobalite.
ⓘ Osumilite
Formula: K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Description: mistaken locality attribution occasionally seen on labels because osumilite's type locality is nearby, but not on Sakurajima.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOsumilite ?9.CM.05K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]

Fossils

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

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Peponocyathus orientalis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Peponocyathus : Peponocyathus orientalis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Heteropsammia ovalis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Heteropsammia : Heteropsammia ovalis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadidae : Graptopsaltria : Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagoshima
Wikidata ID:Q15674
GeoNames ID:1860823

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okinawa PlateTectonic Plate

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