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Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho-fuka (Bicchu-cho-fuka), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan


List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
Chalcocite2.4.7.1Cu2S
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
Bornite2.5.2.1Cu5FeS4
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Chalcopyrite2.9.1.1CuFeS2
Talnakhite2.9.8.1Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
Arsenopyrite2.12.4.1FeAsS
Löllingite2.12.2.9FeAs2
Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
3 <ø < 4
Tetrahedrite3.3.6.1Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
AX
Tenorite4.2.3.1CuO
A2X3
Hematite4.3.1.2Fe2O3
Perovskite4.3.3.1CaTiO3
Sillénite4.3.12.1Bi12SiO20
AX2
Baddeleyite4.4.14.1ZrO2
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
X(OH)2
Brucite6.2.1.1Mg(OH)2
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
Kusachiite (TL)7.2.6.1CuBi2O4
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
Miscellaneous
Calzirtite8.7.4.1CaZr3TiO9
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES
AX2
Fluorite9.2.1.1CaF2
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Group 24 - ANHYDROUS BORATES
AmBn[XO3]p
Takedaite (TL)24.3.5.1Ca3[BO3]2
Group 25 - ANHYDROUS BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Monoborates
Frolovite25.1.3.1Ca[B(OH)4]2
Olshanskyite25.1.6.1Ca3[B(OH)4]4(OH)2
Diborates
Sibirskite25.2.2.1Ca2(HB2O5)(OH)
Triborates
Solongoite25.3.2.1Ca2(H3B3O7)(OH)Cl
Uralborite25.3.4.1Ca2[B3O3(OH)5 · OB(OH)3]
Group 26 - HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Monoborates
Henmilite (TL)26.1.5.1Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4
Hexahydroborite26.1.4.1Ca[B(OH)4]2 · 6H2O
Diborates
Pentahydroborite26.2.1.1CaB2O(OH)6 · 2H2O
Triborates
Inyoite26.3.1.1Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Nifontovite26.3.7.1Ca3B6O6(OH)12(H2O)2
Group 27 - COMPOUND BORATES
Miscellaneous
Borcarite27.1.3.1Ca4Mg(B4O6(OH)6)(CO3)2
Group 32 - COMPOUND SULFATES
Hydrated Compound Sulfates containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
Charlesite32.4.4.1Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH,O)12 · 26H2O
Thaumasite32.4.4.4Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
A3(XO4)2·xH2O
Vivianite40.3.6.1Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)2(XO4)Zq
Conichalcite41.5.1.2CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
A5(XO4)3Zq
Fluorapatite41.8.1.1Ca5(PO4)3F
Johnbaumite41.8.3.3Ca5(AsO4)3OH
Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)7(XO4)3Zq·xH2O
Zálesíite42.5.1.7(Ca,Y)Cu6(AsO4)2(HAsO4,AsO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 43 - COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC.
Anhydrous Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
Cahnite43.4.4.1Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4)
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
Andradite51.4.3b.1Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Morimotoite (TL)51.4.3c.3Ca3(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)2((Si,Fe3+)O4)3
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
Zircon51.5.2.1ZrSiO4
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination
Afwillite52.4.7.1Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Bultfonteinite52.4.7.2Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O
Titanite52.4.3.1CaTi(SiO4)O
Group 53 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions or Complex Cations
Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions of Complex Cations with (CO3)
Spurrite53.1.1.1Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Group 54 - NESOSILICATES Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates
Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates with B in [4] coordination
Bakerite54.2.1b.1Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
Group 55 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups,Generally with no Additional Anions
Si2O7 Groups, Generally with no Additional Anions with cations in [7] coordination
Rankinite55.3.1.1Ca3Si2O7
Si2O7 Groups, Generally with No Additional Anions with cations in [8] and lower coordination
Gehlenite55.4.1.2Ca2Al(AlSiO7)
Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O
Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination
Baghdadite56.2.4.1Ca3(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)O2
Cuspidine56.2.4.3Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2
Jennite56.2.4.11Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Tilleyite56.2.9.1Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Group 57 - SOROSILICATES Si3O10 Groups and Larger Noncyclic Groups
Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si3O10] groups
Kinoite57.1.2.1Ca2Cu2(H2O)2[Si3O10]
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2)
Epidote58.2.1a.7{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Vesuvianite58.2.4.1(Ca,Na,☐)19(Al,Mg,Fe3+)13(☐,B,Al,Fe3+)5(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(OH,F,O)10
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with insular single and triple groups (n=1, 3)
Kilchoanite58.3.2.1Ca3Si2O7
Group 64 - CYCLOSILICATES Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups
Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups: 3-membered rings with other anion groups
Scawtite64.2.1.1Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2
Diopside65.1.3a.1CaMgSi2O6
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=3
Foshagite65.2.2.1Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2
Hillebrandite65.2.3.1Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2
Wollastonite65.2.1.1cCaSiO3
Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2)
Amphiboles - Ca-Na subgroup
Xonotlite66.3.1.1Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Group 72 - PHYLLOSILICATES Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings
Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 4-membered rings
Prehnite72.1.3.1Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings
Clinotobermorite (TL)72.3.2.2Ca5(Si6O17) · 5H2O
Oyelite (TL)72.3.2.8Ca10Si8B2O29 · 12.5H2O
Plombièrite72.3.2.3Ca5(HSi3O9)2 · 7H2O
Tobermorite72.3.2.1Ca4+x(H2-2xSi6O17) · 5H2O
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species
Bicchulite (TL)76.2.3.5Ca2(Al2SiO6)(OH)2
Nepheline76.2.1.2(Na,K)AlSiO4
Group 78 - Unclassified Silicates
Miscellaneous
Stringhamite78.1.9.1CaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Fukalite (TL)78.4.3.1Ca4[Si2O6][CO3](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals
Andradite
var: Melanite
-Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Apophyllite-(KOH)-KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
'Biotite'-
Buryatite-Ca3(Si,Fe,Al)(SO4)[B(OH)4]O(OH)5 · 12H2O
'Grandite'-
'Hydrogrossular'-
Numanoite (TL)-Ca4Cu(B4O6(OH)6)(CO3)2
Okayamalite (TL)-Ca2B(BSiO7)
Parasibirskite (TL)-Ca2(B2O5) · H2O
Shimazakiite (TL)-Ca2B2-xO5-3x(OH)3x (x = 0~0.06)
'Wollastonite-7T'-
'Wollastonite-7Å'-CaSiO3


83 entries listed. 78 valid minerals.

References

- Mineralogical Journal of Japan (1977): 8, 374-381.
- Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan (1980): 14: 314-322.
- American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 1234-1239.
- Mineralogical Magazine (1995): 59: 549-552.
- Mineralogical Record (1996): 27: 303.
- American Mineralogist (1999): 84: 686.
- Lapis 2002(11), 12.
- Tanaka, T., Minakawa, T., Kusachi, I. and Tanabe, M. (2009): Bi-bearing and REE-free zálesíite from the Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 104, 164-167.

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