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Takinosawa vein, Teine Mine, Sapporo City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Takinosawa veinVein
Teine MineMine
Sapporo CityCity
Ishikari SubprefectureSubprefecture
Hokkaidō PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 141° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N29E75
Type:
Vein
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
208952
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208952:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Takinosawa deposit


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Mineral List


4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Teineite (TL)
Formula: Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Tellurite
Formula: TeO2
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)'
Formula: Cu4(Sb,As)2S5

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTellurite4.DE.20TeO2
ⓘTeineite (TL)4.JM.20Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)'-Cu4(Sb,As)2S5

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Oⓘ TelluriteTeO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)Cu4(Sb,As)2S5
CuCopper
Cuⓘ TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)Cu4(Sb,As)2S5
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)Cu4(Sb,As)2S5
AgSilver
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Watanabeite)Cu4(Sb,As)2S5
TeTellurium
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Teⓘ TelluriteTeO2
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
AuGold
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Yosimura, T. (1939): Teineite, a new tellurate mineral from the Teine mine, Hokkaido, Japan. J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. IV 4, 465.
Zemann, Anna, Zemann, J. (1960) Zur Kenntnis des Teineits. Beiträge zur Mineralogie und Petrographie, 7 (6). 436-438 doi:10.1007/bf02661232
Shimizu, M., Kato, A., Matsubara, S., Criddle, A. J., Stanley, C. J. (1993) Watanabeite, Cu4(As,Sb)2S5, a new mineral from the Teine mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (389) 643-649 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.389.08
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