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Odaka town, Minamisōma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japani
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Minamisōma CityCity
Fukushima PrefecturePrefecture
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 32' 39'' North , 140° 58' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.54444,140.98278
GeoHash:
G#: xnsm84u80
GRN:
N26E80
Type:
Town
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
298195
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298195:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
, Fukushima-ken


Rock-cliff Budda sculptures of Odaka Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan were carved about one thousand years ago on the Neogene dacitic tuffaceous sedimentary rocks. Efforvescences.

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Hydroglauberite
Formula: Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
ⓘ Jurbanite
Formula: Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ⓘ Kogarkoite
Formula: Na3(SO4)F
ⓘ Langbeinite
Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3
ⓘ Löweite
Formula: Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘ Starkeyite
Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Syngenite
Formula: K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ 'Water var. Groundwater'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLangbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘKogarkoite7.BD.15Na3(SO4)F
ⓘStarkeyite7.CB.15MgSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘLöweite7.CC.45Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘHydroglauberite7.CD.20Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
ⓘSyngenite7.CD.35K2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘJurbanite7.DB.15Al(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Water
var. Groundwater'		-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ HydroglauberiteNa10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
Hⓘ JurbaniteAl(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ HydroglauberiteNa10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
Oⓘ JurbaniteAl(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Oⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Oⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
NaSodium
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HydroglauberiteNa10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
Naⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Naⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Mgⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ JurbaniteAl(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ HydroglauberiteNa10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
Sⓘ JurbaniteAl(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Sⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Sⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ StarkeyiteMgSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
Kⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HydroglauberiteNa10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O
Caⓘ SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Japan
Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Seki, Y., Hirano, T., & Watanabe, K. (1987). Salt crystallization decay and water-rock interaction of rock-cliff Budda sculptures at Yakushido Temple of Odaka Town, Fukushima, Japan. The Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 82(7), 269-279.
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