Monogusa, Iodake (Iwodake; Ioudake), Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou island), Mishima village, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Monogusa | - not defined - |
| Iodake (Iwodake; Ioudake) | - not defined - |
| Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou island) | Island |
| Mishima village | Village |
| Kagoshima District | District |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 47' 29'' North , 130° 17' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Issō | 458 (2017) | 41.9km |
| Yoshida | 387 (2017) | 43.0km |
| Nagata | 1,192 (2017) | 45.8km |
| Miyanoura | 6,544 (2017) | 48.4km |
| Makurazaki | 24,971 (2017) | 52.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
257491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257491:5
GUID (UUID V4):
56073a41-e918-42f5-a49b-cc6e5a8aeb94
Low-temperature fumarole fields at a rockfall at the lower western slopes of Iodake. Sulfur is present around the fumaroles. The most common minerals around the fumarole field are cristobalite in clays formed by rock alteration and opal that forms crusts overgrowing altered rocks and clays.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs in white clays around low-temperature fumaroles. The presence of this mineral is only known from its rather strong signal in Raman spectroscopy. Associated with cristobalite and opal.
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| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: colorless crust References: |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opal-AG | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
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