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Iriomote Island, Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iriomote Island | Island |
| Taketomi | Town |
| Yaeyama District | District |
| Okinawa Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Shirahama | 300 (2017) |
Other Languages:
French:
Iriomote-jima, Taketomi, district de Yaeyama, Okinawa, Japon
German:
Iriomote, Taketomi, Yaeyama-gun, Präfektur Okinawa, Japan
Italian:
Iriomote, Taketomi, Distretto di Yaeyama, prefettura di Okinawa, Giappone
Japanese:
西表島, 竹富町, 八重山郡, 沖縄県, 日本
Russian:
Ириомоте, Такетоми, Округ Заейама, Окинава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
西表島, 竹富町, 八重山郡, 沖繩縣, 日本
Spanish:
Isla Iriomote, Taketomi, Distrito de Yaeyama, prefectura de Okinawa, Japón
Azeri:
İriomote, Okinava, Yaponiya
Cebuano:
Iriomote-jima, Taketomi-chō, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa-ken, Hapon
Czech:
Iriomote-džima, Okinawa, Japonsko
Dutch:
Iriomote-jima, Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa, Japan
Esperanto:
Iriomote, Gubernio Okinavo, Japanio
Finnish:
Iriomote, Okinawan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Iriomote, Okinawa - 沖縄県, Xapón
Hungarian:
Iriomote, Okinava prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Pulau Iriomote, Taketomi, Prefektur Okinawa, Jepang
Korean:
이리오모테섬, 다케토미정, 야에야마군, 오키나와현, 일본
Lithuanian:
Iriomotė, Okinavos prefektūra, Japonija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Iriomote-tó, Okinawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Polish:
Iriomote, Prefektura Okinawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Iriomote, Taketomi, Distrito de Yaeyama, Okinawa, Japão
Slovak:
Iriomote-džima, Okinawa, Japonsko
Swedish:
Iriomote, Okinawa prefektur, Japan
Thai:
อิริโอโมเตะ, จังหวัดโอกินาวะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Turkish:
Iriomote Adası, Okinawa, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Іріомоте, Такетомі, Повіт Яеяма, Префектура Окінава, Японія
Vietnamese:
Iriomote, Taketomi, Yaeyama , Okinawa, Nhật Bản
The Miocene Yubu volcanic series outcrops at several places in the eastern part of Iriomote. Generally highly weathered. Coal deposits were worked in the western part of the island during WWII.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iriomote_Island |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q432124 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1861484 |
Localities in this Region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Yaeyama District
- Taketomi
- Iriomote Island
- Taketomi
- Yaeyama District
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Iriomote Island, Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan