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Handa mine, Koori, Date, Fukushima, Japani
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Handa mineMine
Koori- not defined -
Date- not defined -
FukushimaPrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 37° 52' 14'' North , 140° 30' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 37.87083,140.50278
GeoHash:G#: xnezmnpj8
Locality type:Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate


A gold and silver mine, started in 1874 and closed in 1944.

Regions containing this locality

Honshu Island, Japan

Island - 1,361 mineral species & varietal names listed

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ 'commodity:Gold'
Formula: Au
Reference:  
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ 'commodity:Silver'
Formula: Ag
Reference:  
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜'Silver'1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜'Acanthite'2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜'Chalcopyrite'2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜'Galena'2.CD.10PbS
β“˜'Pyrite'2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Sphalerite'2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜'Stephanite'2.GB.10Ag5SbS4

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
β“˜Silver1.1.1.2Ag
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
β“˜Acanthite2.4.1.1Ag2S
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
β“˜Galena2.8.1.1PbS
β“˜Sphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.9.1.1CuFeS2
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
ΓΈ = 4
β“˜Stephanite3.2.4.1Ag5SbS4

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Cenozoic
0 - 66 Ma



ID: 3184693
Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Age: Cenozoic (0 - 66 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary and volcanic rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.


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