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Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Okinawa Island | Island |
| Okinawa Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Other Languages:
French:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japon
German:
Okinawa Hontō, Präfektur Okinawa, Japan
Italian:
isola di Okinawa, prefettura di Okinawa, Giappone
Japanese:
沖縄本島, 沖縄県, 日本
Russian:
Окинава, Окинава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
沖繩島, 沖繩縣, 日本
Spanish:
Isla de Okinawa, prefectura de Okinawa, Japón
Afrikaans:
Okinawa, Okinawa Prefektuur, Japan
Albanian:
Okinava, Japonia
Anglo-Saxon:
Ocinawa, Iapan
Arabic:
جزيرة أوكيناوا, أوكيناوا, اليابان
Armenian:
Օկինավա կղզի, Օկինավա, Ճապոնիա
Azeri:
Okinava, Okinava, Yaponiya
Basque:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonia
Belarusian:
Акінава, Акінава , Японія
Bosnian:
Okinava, Japan
Bulgarian:
Окинава, Окинава, Япония
Catalan:
Okinawa, prefectura d'Okinawa, Japó
Cebuano:
Okinawa, Okinawa-ken, Hapon
Croatian:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Czech:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonsko
Danish:
Okinawa, Okinawa-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Esperanto:
Okinava insulo, Gubernio Okinavo, Japanio
Estonian:
Okinawa, Okinawa prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره اوکیناوا, استان اوکیناوا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Okinawa, Okinawan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Okinawa Honto, Okinawa - 沖縄県, Xapón
Georgian:
ოკინავა, იაპონია
Greek:
Οκινάουα, Οκινάβα, Ιαπωνία
Hebrew:
אוקינאווה, אוקינאווה, יפן
Hungarian:
Okinava, Okinava prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Pulau Okinawa, Prefektur Okinawa, Jepang
Kannada:
ಓಕಿನಾವ, ಒಕಿನಾವಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
오키나와섬, 오키나와현, 일본
Kyrgyz:
Окинава, Япония
Latin:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Iaponia
Latvian:
Okinava, Okinavas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Okinavos sala, Okinavos prefektūra, Japonija
Macedonian:
Окинава, Окинава, Јапонија
Malay:
Pulau Okinawa, Wilayah Okinawa, Jepun
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Okinawa Tó, Okinawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Okinawa, Japan
Occitan:
Oquinava, Japon
Polish:
Okinawa, Prefektura Okinawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japão
Romanian:
Insula Okinawa, Prefectura Okinawa, Japonia
Sardinian:
Okinawa, Giappone
Scots:
Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefectur, Japan
Serbian:
Окинава, Окинава, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Okinava, Prefektura Okinava, Japan
Sinhalese:
ඔකිනාවා දූපත, ඔකිනාවා ප්රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovak:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Japonsko
Slovenian:
Okinava, prefektura Okinava, Japonska
Swedish:
Okinawa, Okinawa prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Pulo ng Okinawa, Prepektura ng Okinawa, Hapon
Tamil:
ஓக்கினாவா தீவு, ஓக்கினாவா மாகாணம், யப்பான்
Thai:
เกาะโอกินาวะ, จังหวัดโอกินาวะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
沖繩島, 沖繩縣, 日本
Turkish:
Okinawa Adası, Okinawa, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Окінава , Префектура Окінава, Японія
Urdu:
جزیرہ اوکیناوا, اوکیناوا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Okinawa, Okinawa, Hapon
Welsh:
Ynys Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan
Wu Chinese:
冲绳岛, 冲绳县, 日本
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Description: birnessite? References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Wad' References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Fossils
There are 112 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 926 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 269 Ma (Permian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 24 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 112 fossil localities |
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Okinawa Island
- Pleistocene🐚 Awa
- Pleistocene🐚 Awa fissure
- Pleistocene🐚 Bise fissure
- Pleistocene🐚 Camp Courtney
- Pleistocene🐚 Chuo-Morioka quarries
- Neogene🐚 Gabesoga
- Pleistocene🐚 Garabi-dou Cave
- Pleistocene🐚 Gushikawa
- Pleistocene🐚 Hinigusuku fissure
- Pleistocene🐚 Ihajo fissure
- Cenozoic🐚 Imatomari
- Pleistocene🐚 Kamikurukubaru fissure
- Cenozoic🐚 Kochinda
- Neogene🐚 Kogachi
- Pleistocene🐚 Minatogawa fissure
- Late/Upper Triassic🐚 Motobu Area
- Late/Upper Triassic🐚 Motobu-cho
- Pleistocene🐚 Nakoji
- Neogene🐚 Okinawa
- Cenozoic🐚 Okinawa-Jima
- Pleistocene🐚 Oodo quarry
- Pleistocene🐚 Ryukyu Group
- Permian🐚 Sakimotobu
- Cenozoic🐚 Tomigushuku
- Pleistocene🐚 Uezato
- Neogene🐚 USGS 17440 - Nakoshi Sand
- Neogene🐚 USGS 17444 - Nakoshi Sand
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17445
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17445 Yonabaru
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17447
- Miocene🐚 USGS 17449 - Okinawa
- Miocene🐚 USGS 17451 - Okinawa
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17455 - Okinawa
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17458
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17460
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17461
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17463
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17464
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17466
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17473
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17475
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17480
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17482c
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17484
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17486
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17487
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17488
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17495 - Chinen Sand Member
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17497
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17498
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17499
- Miocene🐚 USGS 17503 - Okinawa
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17503 Okinawa
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17504
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17509 - Naha Limestone
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17510 - Yontan Limestone
- Okinawa Island
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Okinawa Island
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17515 - Yontan Limestone
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17517
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17518
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17519
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17524
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17529
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17540 - Naha Limestone
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17543
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17544
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17547
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17560
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17572
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS 17574 - Naha Limestone
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17575
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17577
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17582
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17583
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17586
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17591
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17592
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17593
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17599
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17600
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17604
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17605
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17606
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17607
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17609
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17611
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17618
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17622
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17623
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17624
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17625
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17630
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17631
- Miocene🐚 USGS 17632 - Okinawa
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17633
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17635
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17641
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17644
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17646
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17649
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17656
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17657
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17660
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17661
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17669
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17670
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17671
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17686
- Pleistocene🐚 USGS 17729
- Pleistocene🐚 USNM
- Pleistocene🐚 Yomitan District - Naha Formation - site Y11
- Pleistocene🐚 Yozadake quarry
- Pleistocene🐚 Yudore B fissure
- Okinawa Island
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q600614 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1854346 |
Localities in this Region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Kunigami District
- Naha City
- Nakagami District
- Uruma City
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian Plate
- Ryukyu-Kyushu ForearcAccretionary Complex
- Ryukyu-Kyushu Volcanic ArcVolcanic Arc
Okinawa PlateTectonic Plate
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Yontan airfield, Yomitan, Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan