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Kushikino mine (Mitsui-Kushikino mine), Ichikikushikino City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
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Kushikino mine (Mitsui-Kushikino mine)Mine
Ichikikushikino CityCity
Kagoshima PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 45' 15'' North , 130° 18' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kushikino25,744 (2018)5.2km
Satsumasendai73,132 (2017)6.9km
IjΕ«in25,217 (2017)18.0km
Akune25,089 (2017)30.7km
Kagoshima555,352 (2017)31.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
53663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53663:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d29d3b80-fd86-46dd-b55a-68d876c66555


Epithermal gold-silver veins with quartz-calcite gangue in Miocene andesite, owned by Mitsui Mining (1958 production: 804 Kg Au, grade 5.3g/t ; 6.8 tons Ag, grade 47g/t.) low-sulfidation type Kushikino and Arakawa veins
Mine now closed. Famous among collectors for its superb calcite "butterfly twins".

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Mineral List


36 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Aguilarite
Formula: Ag4SeS
β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
β“˜ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
β“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrostilpnite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Truscottite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
β“˜ Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Naumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
β“˜Aguilarite2.BA.55Ag4SeS
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Pyrostilpnite2.GA.10Ag3SbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
β“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Zunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
β“˜Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Gyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 Β· 14H2O
β“˜Truscottite9.EE.35(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AguilariteAg4SeS
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ AguilariteAg4SeS
Seβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
Seβ“˜ NaumanniteAg2Se
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ AguilariteAg4SeS
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ NaumanniteAg2Se
Agβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ PyrostilpniteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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