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Yakushima mine (Nitta-Yakushima mine), Yakushima Island, Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yakushima mine (Nitta-Yakushima mine) | Mine |
| Yakushima Island | Island |
| Yakushima | Town |
| Kumage District | District |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° North , 130° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~16km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
A leading tungsten producer in the 1950s, with minor tin and gold production, from "pegmatitic" quartz veins. Closed in 1958.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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