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Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan i
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Neighbouring regions:

Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Shūnan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Type:

City

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Yamaguchi	145,515 (2017)
Ogōri-shimogō	23,516 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

260318

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:260318:9

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Other/historical names associated with this locality:

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French:

Atō, Yamaguchi, Japon

German:

Yamaguchi, Präfektur Yamaguchi, Japan

Italian:

Yamaguchi, prefettura di Yamaguchi, Giappone

Japanese:

阿東町, 山口県, 日本

Russian:

Ямагути, Ямагути, Япония

Simplified Chinese:

阿東町, 山口县, 日本

Spanish:

Yamaguchi, prefectura de Yamaguchi, Japón

Arabic:

ياماغوتشي, ياماغوتشي, اليابان

Armenian:

Յամագուտի, Յամագուտի, Ճապոնիա

Aromanian:

Yamaguchi, Japonia

Asturian:

Yamaguchi, prefeutura de Yamaguchi, Xapón

Azeri:

Yamaquçi, Yamaquti, Yaponiya

Basque:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi , Japonia

Belarusian:

Ямагуты, Ямагуты , Японія

Bengali:

ইয়ামাগুচি, য়ামাগুচি প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান

Catalan:

Yamaguchi, Prefectura de Yamaguchi, Japó

Cebuano:

Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, Hapon

Classical Chinese:

山口市, 山口縣, 日本

Czech:

Jamaguči, Prefektura Jamaguči, Japonsko

Danish:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi-præfekturet, Japan

Dutch:

Atō, Yamaguchi, Japan

Egyptian Arabic:

ياماجوتشى , محافظه ياماجوتشى, اليابان

Esperanto:

Jamaguĉi, Gubernio Jamaguĉi, Japanio

Estonian:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefektuur, Jaapan

Farsi/Persian:

یاماگوچی, استان یاماگوچی, ژاپن

Finnish:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchin prefektuuri, Japani

Galician:

Yamaguchi, Prefectura de Yamaguchi, Xapón

Greek:

Γιαμαγκούσι, Γιαμαγκούτσι, Ιαπωνία

Gujarati:

યામાગુચી, યામાગુચી પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન

Hakka:

Yamaguchi-sṳ, Sân-khiéu-yen, Ngi̍t-pún

Hebrew:

ימאגוצ'י, יאמגוצ'י, יפן

Hindi:

यामागुची, यामागुची प्रीफेक्चर, जापान

Hungarian:

Jamagucsi, Jamagucsi prefektúra, Japán

Indonesian:

Yamaguchi, Prefektur Yamaguchi, Jepang

Kannada:

ಯಮಾಗುಚಿ, ಯಮಗುಚಿ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್

Korean:

아토정, 야마구치현, 일본

Latvian:

Jamaguči, Jamaguči prefektūra, Japāna

Lithuanian:

Jamagučis, Jamagučio prefektūra, Japonija

Malay:

Yamaguchi, Wilayah Yamaguchi, Jepun

Marathi:

यामागुची, यामागुची, जपान

Mazanderani:

یاماگوچی, جاپون

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Yamaguti-chhī, Yamaguti-koān, Ji̍t-pún

Norwegian:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

Polish:

Yamaguchi, Prefektura Yamaguchi, Japonia

Portuguese:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japão

Romanian:

Yamaguchi, Prefectura Yamaguchi, Japonia

Serbian:

Јамагучи, Јамагучи, Јапан

Serbo-Croatian:

Jamaguči, Prefektura Jamaguči, Japan

Sinhalese:

යමගුචි, යමගුචි ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය

Slovak:

Jamaguči, Jamaguči, Japonsko

South Azerbaijani:

یاماقوچی, یاماقوچی اوستانی, ژاپون

Swahili:

Yamaguchi, Mkoa wa Yamaguchi, Japani

Swedish:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi prefektur, Japan

Tagalog:

Lungsod ng Yamaguchi, Prepektura ng Yamaguchi, Hapon

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Ямагучи, Префектураи Ямагути, Ҷопон

Tamil:

யாமாகுசி, யாமாகுசி ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்

Telugu:

యమగుచి, యమగూచి ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్

Thai:

ยามางูจิ, จังหวัดยามางูจิ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น

Traditional Chinese:

阿東町, 山口縣, 日本

Turkish:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi , Japonya

Ukrainian:

Ато, Префектура Ямаґуті, Японія

Urdu:

یاماگوچی, یاماگوچی پرفکترے, جاپان

Vietnamese:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Nhật Bản

Waray:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Hapon

Welsh:

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

Western Punjabi:

یاماگوچی, ضلع یاماگوچی, جپان

Wu Chinese:

山口市, 山口县, 日本

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ⓘ 'H3-4 chondrite meteorite'

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ⓘ Alabandite

Formula: MnS

Locality: Miyano mine, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

(n.d.) Dr Yohachiro Okamoto collection, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Locality: Sakurago mine, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

(n.d.) Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Description: Olivine (Fa19) appropriate for H chondrites (formerly labelled oliivne-bronzite chondrites)

References:

Mason, Brian (1963) Olivine composition in chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 27 (10) 1011-1023 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(63)90062-0

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ 'Glass'

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

Miura, Y. (2011) Osumilite-Like Phases in Chondrules of the Nio Chondrite, Yamaguchi, Japan. Formation of the First Solids in the Solar System. pdf#9013.

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miura, Y. (2011) Osumilite-Like Phases in Chondrules of the Nio Chondrite, Yamaguchi, Japan. Formation of the First Solids in the Solar System. pdf#9013.

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ Osumilite

Formula: K◻₂Fe²⁺₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miura, Y. (2011) Osumilite-Like Phases in Chondrules of the Nio Chondrite, Yamaguchi, Japan. Formation of the First Solids in the Solar System. pdf#9013.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Description: Minor plagioclase is moderately albitic.

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miura, Y. (2011) Osumilite-Like Phases in Chondrules of the Nio Chondrite, Yamaguchi, Japan. Formation of the First Solids in the Solar System. pdf#9013.

ⓘ Rhodonite

Formula: CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]

Locality: Miyano mine, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

(n.d.) Dr Yohachiro Okamoto collection, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Sakurago mine, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Econ Geol (1994) 89:1567-1580

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Nio meteorite, Yoshiki, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

References:

Miyashiro, A. & Murayama, S. (1967) The Nio, Tane, Okabe, and Tane chondrites and their origin Chemie der Erde 26 (3): p.218-231.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Alabandite	2.CD.10	MnS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Osumilite	9.CM.05	K◻₂Fe²⁺₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
ⓘ	Rhodonite	9.DK.05	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Meteoritic Iron'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Osumilite	K◻₂Fe₂²⁺Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Osumilite	K◻₂Fe₂²⁺Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Osumilite	K◻₂Fe₂²⁺Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alabandite	MnS
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Osumilite	K◻₂Fe₂²⁺Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Alabandite	MnS
Mn	ⓘ Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn[Si₅O₁₅]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Osumilite	K◻₂Fe₂²⁺Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS

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Wikidata ID:	Q207876
GeoNames ID:	1848678

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