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Minerals reported from Saga prefecture, Japan
- 161 mineral species (130 approved species, 31 varieties and groups), 11 geological substances
- First description in the world: 6 species.
- First description in Japan: 9 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Saga prefecture in citable journal papers and books. The list includes approved minerals, varieties, field names, group names, and organic matters.
Photographs of outcrops and minerals in Saga prefeture
- Previous works
- 3 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 4 species (3 approved species, an organic matter); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- Year of the first description (XXX indicates ubiquitous minerals but no description was found), Mineral name, Comments
- Comments: Type loc. (First description in the world), 1st (First description in Japan), 2nd (Second description in Japan), ..., Discreded (Misidentified description)
- 1918, Actinolite
- 1996, Adularia
- 1980, Aegirine
- 1932, Aegirine-augite
- 1995, Agate
- 1960, Albite
- 1959, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1975, Almandine
- 1922, Alum-(K)
- 1950, Amphibole supergroup
- 1974, Analcime
- 2008, Andalusite
- 1957, Andesine
- 1986, Andradite
- 1961, Annabergite
- 1895, Anorthite
- 1910, Anorthoclase, 1st
- 1950, Anthophyllite
- 1936, Antigorite
- 1894, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1950, Aragonite
- 1955, Argentite
- 1938, Augite
- 1944, Autunite
- 2009, Calcioancylite-(La), 1st
- 1998, Calcioancylite-(Nd), 1st
- 1936, Calcite
- 1894, Chabazite series, 2nd
- 1974, Chabazite-Ca
- 1974, Chabazite-Na, Herschelite, 1st
- 1917, Chalcedony
- 1955, Chalcocite
- 1955, Chalcopyrite
- 1936, Chlorite group
- 1936, Chromite
- 1957, Chrysotile
- 1996, Clinoptilolite series
- 1944, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1955, Covellite
- 1958, Cristobalite
- 1955, Galaxite, 3rd
- 1937, Garnet group
- 1955, Gersdorffite
- 1972, Gismondine, 3rd
- 1956, Glauconite series
- 1982, Gmelinite series, 3rd
- 1893, Gold
- 1977, Gonnardite, 3rd
- 1936, Grossular
- 1960, Halloysite-7Å
- 1956, Hastingsite
- 1980, Hematite
- 1964, Hercynite
- 2010, Hizenite-(Y), Type loc.
- 1921, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1998, Hyalite
- 1958, Hypersthene
- 2008, Kaersutite
- 1936, Kämmererite, Kammererite
- 1916, Kaolinite
- 1986, Kimuraite-(Y), Type loc.
- 2002, Kozoite-(La), Type loc.
- 1998, Kozoite-(Nd), Type loc.
- 2000, Labradorite
- 1998, Lanthanite-(La), Type loc.
- 1986, Lanthanite-(Nd), Type loc.
- 1957, Laumontite
- 1999, Lévyne series, Levyne series
- 1986, Lokkaite-(Y), 1st
- 1986, Magnesiochromite
- 1936, Magnesite
- 1894, Magnetite
- 1974, Manganoan calcite
- 1969, Mangano-grunerite, as Dannemorite
- 1955, Marcasite
- 1955, Microcline
- 1943, Molybdenite
- 1935, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1959, Montmorillonite
- 1979, Mordenite
- 1950, Muscovite
- 1974, Pargasite
- 1955, Pentlandite
- 1980, Phillipsite-Ca
- 1974, Phlogopite
- 1956, Pigeonite
- 1950, Plagioclase series
- 1893, Pyrite
- 1955, Pyrophanite
- 1893, Pyroxene
- 1955, Pyrrhotite
- 2010, Rhabdophane-(Ce), 2nd
- 2010, Rhabdophane-(La), 2nd
- 2010, Rhabdophane-(Nd)
- 2010, Rhabdophane-(Y), 1st
- 1955, Rhodochrosite
- 1955, Rhodonite group
- 1941, Riebeckite
- 1960, Rutile
- 1960, Samarskite-(Y)
- 1936, Saponite, 1st
- 1955, Schorl
- 1993, Scolecite
- 1974, Sepiolite
- 1918, Serpentine
- 1947, Siderite
- 1984, Sillimanite
- 1982, Smectite group
- 1955, Spessartine
- 1950, Sphalerite
- 1955, Spinel
- 1949, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1921, Obsidian
- 1962, Perlite
- 1954, Limonite
- 1917, Asbestos
- 1895, Silicified wood
- 1932, Diatomite
- 1900, Amber
- 1889, Coal
- 1906, Charcoal
- 1950, Coke