Shirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types | |
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Shirataki Mine | Mine |
Okawa-mura | - not defined - |
Tosa District | District |
Kochi Prefecture | Prefecture |
Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 49' 40'' North , 133° 28' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Niihama | 123,059 (2017) | 21.3km |
Kawanoechō | 37,641 (2017) | 23.2km |
Saijō | 58,823 (2017) | 28.4km |
Ino | 24,123 (2017) | 31.1km |
Kochi | 335,570 (2017) | 31.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
28723
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28723:1
GUID (UUID V4):
acd5f340-ea7c-48ba-8ccd-ca38e43e75d4
A copper and cobalt mine which also produced pyrite for sulphuric acid production. Ore is compact, massive "Kieslager"-type sulphides, hosted in conglomerate in chlorite schist. ("Shiratshi" mine is a misnomer from Rocks & Min.: 22:223)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
16 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite Formula: (Fe,Co)S2 References: |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' ? Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Co)S2 |
ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' ? | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Datolite | 9.AJ.20 | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Co | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
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