Horobetsu sulphur mine, Sobetsu, Usu District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Horobetsu sulphur mine | Mine |
| Sobetsu | Town |
| Usu District | District |
| Iburi Subprefecture | Subprefecture |
| Hokkaidō Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 140° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
262353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:262353:8
GUID (UUID V4):
3696faed-8898-46b5-86b2-eaa094a6f85f
Name(s) in local language(s):
幌別鉱山(幌別硫黄鉱山), 壮瞥町, 胆振総合振興局, 北海道, 日本
(Not to be confused with the Horobetsu Au-Ag-Cu mine in neighbouring Noboribetsu city!)
Pleistocene volcanogenic sedimentary sulfur-marcasite deposit related to the Usu volcanic zone, mined from 1940 until 1959.
"Type locality" for "horobetsuite", a rare intermediate variety of the stibnite-bismuthinite series.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series' |
| ⓘ 'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite' Formula: (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite' | - | (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3 |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite | (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite | (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite | (Bi,Sb)2S3 to (Sb,Bi)2S3 |
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