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Shimoharai mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japani
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Shimoharai mineMine
Saiki CityCity
Oita PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 131° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~53km
GRN:
N22E80
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
222723
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222723:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Metasedimentary manganese ore, hosted in metachert.

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Mineral List


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

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Benitoite
Formula: BaTi(Si3O9)
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Cymrite
Formula: BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Miyahisaite (TL)
Formula: (Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
Type Locality:
Description: Found as a pseudomorphic aggregate (up to about 100 μm in size) along with fluorapatite in the quartz matrix in a namansilite-rich layer of the chert.
ⓘ Namansilite
Formula: NaMn3+Si2O6
ⓘ Noelbensonite
Formula: BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strakhovite
Formula: NaBa3Mn2+2Mn3+2Si6O19(OH)3
ⓘ Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘWitherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘMiyahisaite (TL)8.BN.05(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘNoelbensonite9.BE.05BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘBenitoite9.CA.05BaTi(Si3O9)
ⓘStrakhovite9.CF.20NaBa3Mn2+2Mn3+2Si6O19(OH)3
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘNamansilite9.DA.25NaMn3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘCymrite9.EG.05BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Hⓘ NoelbensoniteBaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
CCarbon
Cⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ NamansiliteNaMn3+Si2O6
Oⓘ NoelbensoniteBaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
Oⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Oⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ NamansiliteNaMn3+Si2O6
Naⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Siⓘ NamansiliteNaMn3+Si2O6
Siⓘ NoelbensoniteBaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ NamansiliteNaMn3+Si2O6
Mnⓘ NoelbensoniteBaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Mnⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F
BaBarium
Baⓘ BenitoiteBaTi(Si3O9)
Baⓘ CymriteBaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O
Baⓘ NoelbensoniteBaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Baⓘ StrakhoviteNaBa3Mn22+Mn23+Si6O19(OH)3
Baⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Baⓘ Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F

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References

Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Ogoshi, Yukikazu, Minakawa, Tetsuo (2012) Miyahisaite, (Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F, a new mineral of the hedyphane group in the apatite supergroup from the Shimoharai mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences. doi:10.2465/jmps.110901
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