Otanibira quarry, Iodake (Iwodake; Ioudake), Satsuma-Ioujima (Satsuma-Iwojima; Iou island), Mishima village, Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 47' 26'' North , 130° 18' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Issō | 458 (2017) | 41.5km |
| Yoshida | 387 (2017) | 42.6km |
| Nagata | 1,192 (2017) | 45.4km |
| Miyanoura | 6,544 (2017) | 47.8km |
| Makurazaki | 24,971 (2017) | 52.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
246206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246206:9
GUID (UUID V4):
efa53036-52ba-48ec-a177-5736346b7aa0
Quarry worked for altered silica rich volcanic rocks with up to 97% silica content. Operations closed due to economic reasons and adverse working conditions caused by acidic fumaroles.
Located at the south-eastern rim of Iodake crater, south of Iodake peak.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 Description: Rock-forming microcrystalline mineral, in white, highly silicified altered rhyolite. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Sulphur pseudomorph after feldspar phenocrysts in leached and highly silicified rocks. Also in low-temperature fumarole chimneys.
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| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 Description: Rock-forming microcrystalline mineral, in white, highly silicified altered rhyolite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Okinawa PlateTectonic Plate
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