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Minami-Tori-shima, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japani
Regional Level Types
Minami-Tori-shimaAtoll
Ogasawara SubprefectureSubprefecture
Tokyo MetropolisPrefecture
JapanCountry

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Area:
1.0 km2
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
302053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302053:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Marcus Island
Other Languages:
French:
île Minamitori, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japon
German:
Minami-Torishima, Ogasawara, Präfektur Tokio, Japan
Italian:
Minami Torishima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Giappone
Japanese:
南鳥島, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Russian:
Минамитори, Огасавара, Токио, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
南鸟岛, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Spanish:
Minami Torishima, Ogasawara, Tokio, Japón
Armenian:
Մինամիտորի, Օհասավարա, Տոկիո, Ճապոնիա
Asturian:
Minami Torishima, subprefeutura d'Ogasawara, Tokiu, Xapón
Azeri:
Minamitori, Tokio, Yaponiya
Basque:
Minamitorishima, Ogasawara suprefetura, Tokio, Japonia
Belarusian:
Мінаміторы, Токіа, Японія
Catalan:
Minami Torishima, Tòquio, Japó
Cebuano:
Marcus Island, Tokyo, Hapon
Czech:
Minami Torišima, Prefektura Tokio, Japonsko
Dutch:
Minamitorishima, Ogasawara, Tokio, Japan
Esperanto:
Minami-Tori-ŝima, Ogasavaro, Tokio, Japanio
Estonian:
Minamitori, Tōkyō prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
مینامی-توری-شیما, اوگاساوارامورا, توکیو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Minami-Torishima, Tokio, Japani
Galician:
Minami Torishima, Toquio, Xapón
Korean:
미나미토리섬, 오가사와라촌, 도쿄도, 일본
Latvian:
Minamitori, Tokija, Japāna
Polish:
Minami Tori-shima, Podprefektura Ogasawara, Tokio, Japonia
Portuguese:
Minamitorishima, Ogasawara, Tóquio, Japão
Swedish:
Minami-Torishima, Tokyo prefektur, Japan
Traditional Chinese:
南鳥島, 小笠原村, 東京都, 日本
Turkish:
Minami Torishima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Острів Мінамі-Торісіма, Оґасавара, Токіо, Японія
Urdu:
مینامی توری شیما, اوگاساوارا، ٹوکیو, توکیو, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Minamitorishima, Tokyo, Nhật Bản


Isolated coral atoll. The seafloor around the island at a depth of 6000m contains very large deposits of rare earth minerals, more than 16 million tons of rare-earth oxides (Mt-REO) (average ΣREY = 964 ppm).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami-Tori-shima
Wikidata ID:Q1047492
GeoNames ID:2111921


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