Suwanose Island, Tokara Archipelago, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan i
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Suwanose Island Island
Tokara Archipelago District
Kagoshima District District
Kagoshima Prefecture Prefecture
Japan Country

Regional Level Types
Suwanose Island	Island
Tokara Archipelago	District
Kagoshima District	District
Kagoshima Prefecture	Prefecture
Japan	Country

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Suwanosejima

Suwanose Island, Tokara Archipelago, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Suwanosejima

Suwanose Island, Tokara Archipelago, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Suwanosejima

Suwanose Island, Tokara Archipelago, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Type:

Island

Mindat Locality ID:

53420

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:53420:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Suwanose-jima, Îles Tokara, district de Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japon

German:

Suwanosejima, Tokara-Inseln, Kagoshima Bezirk, Präfektur Kagoshima, Japan

Japanese:

諏訪之瀬島, トカラ列島, 鹿児島郡, 鹿児島県, 日本

Simplified Chinese:

諏訪之瀨島, 吐噶喇群島, 鹿兒島郡, 鹿儿岛县, 日本

Spanish:

Suwanosejima, Islas Tokara, Distrito de Kagoshima, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japón

Cebuano:

Suwanose-jima, Tokara-rettō, Kagoshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Hapon

Czech:

Suwanose-džima, Tokara, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonsko

Dutch:

Suwanosejima, Tokara Islands, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan

Egyptian Arabic:

سوانوسيچيما, اليابان

Korean:

스와노세섬, 도카라 열도, 가고시마군, 가고시마현, 일본

Norwegian:

Suwanosejima, Tokaraøyene, Kagoshima, Japan

Slovak:

Suwanose-džima, Kagošima, Japonsko

Swedish:

Suwanose-jima, Tokaraöarna, Kagoshima prefektur, Japan

Turkish:

Suwanosejima, Kagoşima ili, Japonya

Very active volcanic island with composite stratovolcano, 790 m high. Composed mainly of pyroxene andesite, sometimes olivine-bearing. Warnings: Much of the island composed of very steep, unstable slopes. Enormous numbers of leaches lurking in damp vegetation!

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Anorthite

ⓘ Augite

ⓘ var. Titanium-bearing Augite

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Enstatite

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Sulphur

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

References:

Tokiko Tiba (1989) Petrochemistry of the volcanic rocks from Kuchino-shima, Nakano-shima and Suwanose-jima, Tokara Islands. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 22, 7-19.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Tokiko Tiba (1989) Petrochemistry of the volcanic rocks from Kuchino-shima, Nakano-shima and Suwanose-jima, Tokara Islands. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 22, 7-19.

ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆

References:

Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

References:

Tokiko Tiba (1989) Petrochemistry of the volcanic rocks from Kuchino-shima, Nakano-shima and Suwanose-jima, Tokara Islands. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 22, 7-19.

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

References:

Tokiko Tiba (1989) Petrochemistry of the volcanic rocks from Kuchino-shima, Nakano-shima and Suwanose-jima, Tokara Islands. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 22, 7-19.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

References:

Tokiko Tiba (1989) Petrochemistry of the volcanic rocks from Kuchino-shima, Nakano-shima and Suwanose-jima, Tokara Islands. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 22, 7-19.

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Sulphur	S₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwanosejima
Wikidata ID:	Q94730
GeoNames ID:	1851365

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