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Akaishi mine, Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Akaishi mineMine
Doi- not defined -
Shikokuchuo CityCity
Ehime PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 133° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~19km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
53649
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53649:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c38de127-41f9-4779-9bb5-95cbd61aaecd


Chromite orebodies, the largest being 50 meters long and 2 meters thick, hosted in serpentine and the neighboring mica schists that were intruded by the serpentine. Used to also produce about 1,000 tons a month of dunite rock, mainly for production of refractories, with minor associated chromium production. Minor eclogite rock is also present.



(See also under "Higashi-Akaishi dunite".)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chromio-pargasite (TL)
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Type Locality:
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
β“˜Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Omphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Chromio-pargasite (TL)9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore
var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
β“˜9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crβ“˜ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Crβ“˜ Chromio-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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