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Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japani
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Iwagi IslandIsland
Ochi DistrictDistrict
Ehime PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
2178
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2178:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4f13cda8-14da-4656-a890-cbeb185ac377
Other Languages:
Japanese:
岩城島, 越智郡, 愛媛県, 日本
Russian:
остров Иваги, Округ Ойчи, Эхиме, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
岩城岛, 越智郡, 爱媛县, 日本
Cebuano:
Iwagi Shima, Ochi-gun, Ehime-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime, Japan


Iwagi-jima (Japanese: 岩城島) is an island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. It is located in Kamijima on the northern border of Ehime Prefecture.

Iwagi-jima is part of the Geiyo Islands. The island has an area of ​​8.95 km² and a circumference of 30.2 km. The highest point is Sekizen-zan (菰隠崎) in the center of the island with a height of 369.6 m. At the southern end of the island is Cape Komokakushi (菰隠崎).

The neighboring islands are Ikina-jima (生名島) in the east, Akahone-jima (赤穂根島) in the south, Hakata-jima (伯方島) in the southwest and Ikuchi-jima (生口島) in the northwest. There is a bridge connection to Ikinajima.

Loose blocks of aegirine-syenite in an orange orchard. Collecting prohibited.

The Iwagi Islet contains metasomatic rocks which are the type locality of four Li-bearing minerals. The metasomatic rocks in the area are classified
into the following types based on the major mineral assemblage, from the initial host rock to the inner part of metasomatism:

(1) the original coarse-grained granite (quartz + microcline + plagioclase + biotite),

(2) albitized granite (microcline + albite + quartz + biotite ± aegirine ± ferro-ferriholmquistite),

(3) quartz albitite (albite + quartz + microcline + aegirine),

(4) hedenbergite albitite (albite + quartz + microcline + hedenbergite + andradite),

(5) sugilite albitite (albite + sugilite + aegirine-augite),

(6) katayamalite albitite (albite + aegirine augite + katayamalite + sugilite); and

(7) murakamiite-bearing albitite (albite + sugilite + aegirine augite + murakamiite + pectolite + katayamalite)

These types of metasomatic alteration occur on the scale of centimeters to meters (Nagashima et al., 2022).

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21 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baratovite ?
Formula: KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Description: (See note on species page for Katayamalite.)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Dalyite
Formula: K2ZrSi6O15
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Ferro-ferri-holmquistite (TL)
Formula: ◻{Li2}{Fe2+3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Type Locality:
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Katayamalite (TL)
Formula: KLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Murakamiite (TL)
Formula: LiCa2Si3O8(OH)
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sugilite (TL)
Formula: KNa2Fe3+2Li3[Si12O30]
Colour: brownish-green to brownish-yellow
Description: Iwagi Islet is the type locality for sugilite, which shows brownish-green to brownish-yellow color and is rich in Fe and poor in Al (Murakami et al., 2020). The Mn^2O^3 content is negligible. According to the average composition resulting from the analyses performed by Nagashima et al. (2020), the chemical formula is K^1^.^02(Na^1^.^97Ca^0^.^01)^61^.^98(Fe#3+#^1^.^52Al^0^.^36Ti^0^.^08)^61^.^98Li^3^.^05Si^12O^30.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zektzerite
Formula: LiNaZrSi6O15
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Katayamalite (TL)9.CJ.25KLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
Baratovite ?9.CJ.25KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Sugilite (TL)9.CM.05KNa2Fe3+2Li3[Si12O30]
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Ferro-ferri-holmquistite (TL)9.DD.05◻{Li2}{Fe2+3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Murakamiite (TL)9.DG.05LiCa2Si3O8(OH)
Zektzerite9.DN.05LiNaZrSi6O15
Dalyite9.EA.25K2ZrSi6O15
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Ferro-ferri-holmquistite◻{Li2}{Fe32+Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)
LiLithium
Li BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Li SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
Li ZektzeriteLiNaZrSi6O15
Li KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
Li Ferro-ferri-holmquistite◻{Li2}{Fe32+Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Li MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O DalyiteK2ZrSi6O15
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZektzeriteLiNaZrSi6O15
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Ferro-ferri-holmquistite◻{Li2}{Fe32+Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)
FFluorine
F BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Na SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
Na ZektzeriteLiNaZrSi6O15
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DalyiteK2ZrSi6O15
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZektzeriteLiNaZrSi6O15
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Ferro-ferri-holmquistite◻{Li2}{Fe32+Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K DalyiteK2ZrSi6O15
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
K KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti KatayamaliteKLi3Ca7Ti2(SiO3)12(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe SugiliteKNa2Fe23+Li3[Si12O30]
Fe Ferro-ferri-holmquistite◻{Li2}{Fe32+Fe23+}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zr BaratoviteKCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2
Zr DalyiteK2ZrSi6O15
Zr ZektzeriteLiNaZrSi6O15
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikipedia:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwagi-jima
Wikidata ID:Q11474307
GeoNames ID:1861231

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