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Yagumo mine (Yakumo mine), Oshima peninsula, Hokkaido Island, Japan

Miocene rhodochrosite veins mined for manganese and base metals.





Mineral List:
  • Alabandite
    Mn
    2+
     
    S
    Reference: [Introduction to Japanese Minerals, Geological Survey of Japan, 1970]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Katsu Kaneko (1956) Symposium del Manganeso, XX Congreso Geologico Internacional, Mexico D.F.]
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    SbS
     
    3
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]
  • Stibarsen
    AsSb
    Reference: [(Originally recorded as "allemontite") Introduction to Japanese Minerals, Geological Survey of Japan, 1970]
  • Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    13
    Reference: [Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.]


    11 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

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