Akaishi mine, Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types | |
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Akaishi mine | Mine |
Doi | - not defined - |
Shikokuchuo City | City |
Ehime Prefecture | Prefecture |
Japan | Country |
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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".)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Uvarovite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
β | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
β | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
β | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Chromio-pargasite (TL) | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
β | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Mg | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
Al | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
Si | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Cr | β Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
Cr | β Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Cr | β Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
Cr | β Chromio-pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Cr)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
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References
Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Ohnishi, Masayuki, Minakawa, Tetsuo, Yamaura, Jun-ichi, Saito, Shohei, Kadota, Ryo (2012) Ehimeite, NaCa2Mg4CrSi6Al2O22(OH)2: The first Cr-dominant amphibole from the Akaishi Mine, Higashi-Akaishi Mountain, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 107 (1) 1-7 doi:10.2465/jmps.110715