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Okutama mine, Okutama-cho, Nishitama district, Tokyo Metropolis, Japani
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Okutama mineMine
Okutama-cho- not defined -
Nishitama districtDistrict
Tokyo MetropolisPrefecture
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 48' 23'' North , 139° 6' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ōme149,323 (2017)12.7km
Itsukaichi24,954 (2017)13.6km
Hannō86,262 (2017)19.9km
Chichibu58,507 (2017)20.6km
Uenohara27,840 (2017)21.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
47975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47975:3
GUID (UUID V4):
079c05c4-a57f-441a-bc12-4fe04587ba27


Weakly metamorphosed sedimentary manganese ore hosted in metachert. Mined during WW2, galleries now inaccessible. Principal ore mineral was caryopilite.

Located east of Okutama station.

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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Caryopilite
Formula: Mn2+3Si2O5(OH)4
β“˜ Ganophyllite
Formula: (K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
β“˜ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Manganosite
Formula: MnO
β“˜ Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
β“˜ Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Manganosite4.AB.25MnO
β“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Caryopilite9.ED.15Mn2+3Si2O5(OH)4
β“˜Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Ganophyllite9.EG.30(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ ManganositeMnO
Oβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Alβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ CaryopiliteMn32+Si2O5(OH)4
Mnβ“˜ Ganophyllite(K,Na,Ca)2Mn8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)32 · 8H2O
Mnβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnβ“˜ ManganositeMnO
Mnβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Okhotsk PlateTectonic Plate

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