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Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japani
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Tsuyama CityCity
Okayama PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Katsuta District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Yazu district, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tsuyama89,717 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
227124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:227124:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japon
German:
Tsuyama, Präfektur Okayama, Japan
Italian:
Tsuyama, prefettura di Okayama, Giappone
Japanese:
津山市, 岡山県, 日本
Russian:
Цуяма, Окаяма, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
津山市, 岡山縣, 日本
Spanish:
Tsuyama, Prefectura de Okayama, Japón
Arabic:
تسوياما , أوكاياما, اليابان
Armenian:
Ցույամա, Ճապոնիա
Basque:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japonia
Bengali:
সোইয়ামা, ওকায়ামা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Bulgarian:
Цуяма, Окаяма, Япония
Cebuano:
Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
津山市, 岡山縣, 日本
Czech:
Cujama, prefektura Okajama, Japonsko
Danish:
Tsuyama, Okayama-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
تسویاما، اوکایاما, استان اوکایاما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Tsuyama, Okayaman prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Tsuyama, Prefectura de Okayama, Xapón
Greek:
Τσουγιάμα, Οκαγιάμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
ત્સુયામા, ઓકાયામા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
सुयामा, ओकायामा प्रान्त, जापान
Indonesian:
Tsuyama, Prefektur Okayama, Jepang
Kannada:
ತ್ಸುಯಾಮಾ, ಒಕಯಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
쓰야마시, 오카야마현, 일본
Latvian:
Tsujama, Okajamas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Tsujama, Okajamos prefektūra, Japonija
Malagasy:
Tsuyama, Japana
Malay:
Tsuyama, Wilayah Okayama, Jepun
Marathi:
त्सुयमा, ओकायामा, जपान
Mazanderani:
تسویاما، اوکایاما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tuyama-chhī, Okayama-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Polish:
Tsuyama, Prefektura Okayama, Japonia
Portuguese:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japão
Romanian:
Tsuyama, Prefectura Okayama, Japonia
Serbian:
Цујама, Окајама, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Cujama, Prefektura Okajama, Japan
Sinhalese:
ට්සුයාමා, ඔකයාමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Swedish:
Tsuyama, Okayama prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Tsuyama, Prepektura ng Okayama, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Тсуяма, Префектураи Окаяма, Ҷопон
Tamil:
சுயாமா, ஆகாயமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Telugu:
సుయామా, ఓకయామా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
ทสุยามะ, จังหวัดโอกายามะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
津山, 岡山縣, 日本
Turkish:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Цуяма, Префектура Окаяма, Японія
Urdu:
تسویاما, اوکایاما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Tsuyama, Okayama, Hapon


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11 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Biotite var. Wodanite'
Formula: K2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite
Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group' ?

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘHercynite
var. Picotite		4.BB.05(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
ⓘ9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Titanium-bearing Augite		9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ'Zeolite Group' ?9.G0.
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Biotite
var. Wodanite'		-K2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Oⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Mgⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Mgⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Alⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Alⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Siⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Tiⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Crⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Hercynite var. Picotite(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4
Feⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Feⓘ Biotite var. WodaniteK2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)4-6(Al,Ti,Si)8O20(OH)4
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed13.8 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Katsuta - Yoshino815.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cetotheriidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Paleoparadoxia tabatai
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostyloidea : Paleoparadoxiidae : Paleoparadoxia : Paleoparadoxia tabatai20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Laurentiella imaizumii
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Laomediidae : Laurentiella : Laurentiella imaizumii15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Upogebia mizunamiensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Upogebiidae : Upogebia : Upogebia mizunamiensis15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Ozius collinsi
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Oziidae : Ozius : Ozius collinsi15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Miosesarma japonicum
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Varunidae : Miosesarma : Miosesarma japonicum15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Madrepora mitsukurii
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Madrepora : Madrepora mitsukurii15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Callianassa nishikawai
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa : Callianassa nishikawai15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyama
Wikidata ID:Q841125
GeoNames ID:1849518

Localities in this Region

Japan

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
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