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Yakushima-cho, Kagoshima Prefecture, Nansei Archipelago, Japan

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Mineral List:
  		•  Alum-(K) ?
    KAl[SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: ID by taste, appearance and associations; not analyzed.
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov collection; July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  Anorthite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov observation; July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov obsrvation, July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Bismite
    Bi
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Bismoclite ?
    BiOCl
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Eulytine
    Bi
     
    4
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [XRD confirmation by Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Ferritungstite
    (W,Fe
    3+
     
    		)(O,OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/ferritungstite.pdf]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy specimen.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Crystal crusts in alteration zone around dead solfataras.
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov collection; July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  Joséite
    Bi
     
    4
    		TeS
     
    2
    Reference: [XRD confirmation by Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo, and F. Keutsch, Harvard.]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov collection; July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Description: Carlsbad-law twins.
    Reference: [Masutomi Museum specimen (Kyoto)]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy specimen.]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-220/DATABASE/lode_deposits.txt]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Dr. Yohachiro Okamoto collection (curated at Geological Survey museum, Japan)]
  		•  Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		AsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Sillénite
    Bi
     
    12
    		SiO
     
    20
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Alfredo Petrov obsrvation, July 2008 field trip.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy Co., Tokyo]
  		•  Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
     
     
    		to (Mn
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
    Reference: [Hori Mineralogy, Tokyo]


    28 entries listed. 24 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Japan
     
    • Nansei Archipelago
      • Kagoshima Prefecture
        • Yakushima-cho

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