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Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japani
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Higashishirakawa DistrictDistrict
Fukushima PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
218617
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218617:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Higashishirakawa, Fukushima, Japon
German:
Higashishirakawa Bezirk, Präfektur Fukushima, Japan
Italian:
Distretto di Higashishirakawa, prefettura di Fukushima, Giappone
Japanese:
東白川郡, 福島県, 日本
Russian:
Хигасисиракава , Фукусима, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
東白川郡, 福岛县, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Higashishirakawa, Prefectura de Fukushima, Japón
Arabic:
مقاطعة هيغاشيشيراكاوا, فوكوشيما, اليابان
Cebuano:
Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Higashishirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان هیگاشی‌شیروکاوا، فوکوشیما, استان فوکوشیما, ژاپن
Korean:
히가시시라카와군, 후쿠시마현, 일본
Portuguese:
Distrito de Higashishirakawa, Fukushima , Japão
Scots:
Higashishirakawa Destrict, Fukushima Prefectur, Japan
Traditional Chinese:
東白川郡, 福島縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Повіт Хіґасі-Сіракава, Префектура Фукушіма, Японія


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5 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

Fossils

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

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed7.25 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kubota611.62 - 7.246 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anadara
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Crassostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Balaenoptera borealis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Balaenoptera : Balaenoptera borealis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Macoma (Macoma) incongrua
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) incongrua15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Coptothyris grayi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Coptothyris : Coptothyris grayi11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Tanakura tanakura
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Tanakura : Tanakura tanakura11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashishirakawa_District,_Fukushima
Wikidata ID:Q1155899
GeoNames ID:7451501

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian Plate
Japan
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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