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Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Daito IslandsGroup of Archipelagoes
Shimajiri DistrictDistrict
Okinawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
02102330017272285923583.jpg
View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
07482890017272285924871.jpg
View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
02102330017272285923583.jpg
View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
07482890017272285924871.jpg
View of the Daito Islands phosphate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kitadaito-jima, Daito Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude:
26° North , 128° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~372km
Type:
Group of Archipelagoes
Mindat Locality ID:
206475
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206475:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Daitō , district de Shimajiri, Okinawa, Japon
German:
Daitō-Inseln, Shimajiri Bezirk, Präfektur Okinawa, Japan
Italian:
Isole Daitō, Distretto di Shimajiri, prefettura di Okinawa, Giappone
Japanese:
大東諸島, 島尻郡, 沖縄県, 日本
Russian:
Острова Бородино, Округ Шимадзири, Окинава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
大東群島, 島尻郡, 沖繩縣, 日本
Spanish:
Islas Daitō, Distrito de Shimajiri , prefectura de Okinawa, Japón
Basque:
Daito uharteak, Okinawa, Japonia
Cebuano:
Daitō Shotō, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
大東諸島, 沖繩縣, 日本
Czech:
Borodinské ostrovy, Okinawa, Japonsko
Dutch:
Daitō Islands, Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan
Finnish:
Daitō-saaret, Okinawan prefektuuri, Japani
Korean:
다이토 제도, 시마지리군, 오키나와현, 일본
Latvian:
Daito salas, Okinavas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Daito salos, Šimadžirio apskritis, Okinavos prefektūra, Japonija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Daitô Kûn-tó, Okinawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Daitōøyene, Okinawa, Japan
Polish:
Daitō Shotō, Prefektura Okinawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Ilhas Daito, Distrito de Shimajiri, Okinawa, Japão
Swedish:
Daitoöarna, Okinawa prefektur, Japan
Traditional Chinese:
大東群島, 島尻郡, 沖繩縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Дайто , Повіт Шімаджірі, Префектура Окінава, Японія
Vietnamese:
Quần đảo Daitō, Huyện Shimajiri, Okinawa, Nhật Bản


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘVashegyite8.DB.10Al11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pⓘ VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dait%C5%8D_Islands
Wikidata ID:Q697792
GeoNames ID:1864412

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