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Yoshino mine, Nanyō City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japani
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Yoshino mineMine
Nanyō CityCity
Yamagata PrefecturePrefecture
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 9' 10'' North , 140° 11' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kaminoyama35,593 (2017)6.7km
Nagai31,026 (2017)15.2km
Takahata26,347 (2017)16.7km
Yamagata254,538 (2017)17.3km
Sagae43,544 (2017)25.3km


A zinc mine, which also produced minor amounts of silver and gold. It closed in 1975.

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aramayoite
Formula: Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Reference: The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) Matsubara
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan
β“˜ Betekhtinite
Formula: (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy
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“˜ 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“˜ 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

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Aramayoite2.HA.25Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
β“˜Betekhtinite2.BE.05(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
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
Miscellaneous
β“˜Betekhtinite2.16.8.1(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
ΓΈ = 2
β“˜Aramayoite3.7.4.1Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
β“˜Baryte28.3.1.1BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ Betekhtinite(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Betekhtinite(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Betekhtinite(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ Betekhtinite(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ AramayoiteAg3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6

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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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