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Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Osumilite

Shimizu, Hayato, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Neighbouring regions:
Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Soo City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Miyakonojō City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kokubu-matsuki57,896 (2017)
Hamanoichi39,475 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
224250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224250:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japon
German:
Kirishima, Präfektur Kagoshima, Japan
Italian:
Kirishima, prefettura di Kagoshima, Giappone
Japanese:
霧島市, 鹿児島県, 日本
Russian:
Кирисима, Кагосима, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
霧島市, 鹿儿岛县, 日本
Spanish:
Kirishima, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japón
Arabic:
كيريشيما , كاغوشيما, اليابان
Asturian:
Kirishima, prefeutura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Bengali:
কিরিশিমা, কাগোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Kirishima Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
霧島市, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Czech:
Kirišima, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonsko
Danish:
Kirishima, Kagoshima-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
کیریشیما، کاگوشیما, استان کاگوشیما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kirishima, Kagoshiman prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kirishima, Prefectura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Greek:
Κιρισίμα, Περιφέρεια Καγκοσίμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
કિરિશિમા, કાગોશીમા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
קירישימה, קגושימה, יפן
Hindi:
कीऋषिमा, कागोशिमा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Kirishima, Prefektur Kagoshima, Jepang
Kannada:
ಕಿರಿಷಿಮಾ, ಕಾಗೊಶಿಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
기리시마시, 가고시마현, 일본
Latvian:
Kirišima, Kagosimas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kirišima, Kagošimos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Kirishima, Wilayah Kagoshima, Jepun
Marathi:
किरिशिमा, कागोशिमा, जपान
Mazanderani:
کیریشیما، کاگوشیما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kirisima-chhī, Kagosima-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Polish:
Kirishima, Prefektura Kagoshima, Japonia
Portuguese:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japão
Romanian:
Kirishima, Prefectura Kagoshima, Japonia
Serbian:
Киришима, Кагошима, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kirišima, Kagošima, Japan
Sinhalese:
කිරිශිමා, කගොශිමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
کیریشیما، کاقوشیما, کاقوشیما اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Kirishima, Kagoshima prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Kirishima, Prepektura ng Kagoshima, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Киришима, Префектураи Кагосима, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கிரீஷிமா, ககோஷிமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Tatar:
Киричима, Япония
Telugu:
కిరిషిమా, కాగోషిమా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คิริชิมา, จังหวัดคาโงชิมะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
霧島, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Turkish:
Kirishima, Kagoşima ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Кірішіма, Префектура Каґошіма, Японія
Urdu:
کیریشیما, کاگوشیما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Hapon


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Mineral List

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20 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Eugsterite
Formula: Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
ⓘ Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Moschellandsbergite
Formula: Ag2Hg3
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Osumilite
Formula: K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Description: This is actually Osumilite - see paper by Kobayashi, 1978
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: colorless
Description: Small colorless quartz crystals with good luster, tapered (with steep rhombohedral faces), paramorph after beta quartz and accordingly with hexagonal symmetry, in rhyolite. Rock-forming mineral in rhyolite.
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘMoschellandsbergite1.AD.15dAg2Hg3
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMetastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘEugsterite7.CD.25Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘOsumilite9.CM.05K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'		-
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirishima,_Kagoshima
Wikidata ID:Q858352
GeoNames ID:7383992

Localities in this Region

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