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Kurase mine, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kurase mine | Mine |
| Saijo City | City |
| Ehime Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' North , 133° 2' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saijō | 58,823 (2017) | 19.0km |
| Matsuyama | 443,322 (2017) | 25.1km |
| Masaki-chō | 30,548 (2017) | 29.8km |
| Hōjō | 27,992 (2017) | 30.7km |
| Niihama | 123,059 (2017) | 30.8km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
鞍瀬鉱山, 愛媛県 西条市
Metasedimentary manganese ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Vuorelainenite | 4.BB.05 | Mn2+V3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite ? | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Tephroite | 9.AC.05 | Mn2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Goldmanite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Momoiite (TL) | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Yamatoite' ? | 9.AD.25 va | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Vuorelainenite | Mn2+V23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Momoiite | Mn32+V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Momoiite | Mn32+V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Ca | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Goldmanite | Ca3V23+(SiO4)3 |
| V | ⓘ Vuorelainenite | Mn2+V23+O4 |
| V | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| V | ⓘ Momoiite | Mn32+V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Tephroite | Mn22+SiO4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Vuorelainenite | Mn2+V23+O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Yamatoite | (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | ⓘ Momoiite | Mn32+V23+(SiO4)3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Amur PlateTectonic Plate
AsiaContinent
Eurasian Plate
- Southern Japan ForearcAccretionary Complex
Japan
- Shikoku IslandIsland
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References
Tanaka, Hidekazu, Endo, Shunsuke, Minakawa, Tetsuo, Enami, Masaki, Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Miura, Hiroyuki, Hagiwara, Akihito (2010) Momoiite, (Mn2+,Ca)3(V3+,Al)2Si3O12, a new manganese vanadium garnet from Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 105 (2) 92-96 doi:10.2465/jmps.091015a
Kurase mine, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan