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Minerals reported from Fukushima prefecture, Japan
- 449 mineral species (399 approved species, 50 varieties and groups), 31 geological substances
- First description in the world: 4 species.
- First description in Japan: 66 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Fukushima 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 Fukushima prefeture
- Previous works
- 19 species (18 approved species, a variety); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- ? (Tohoku region); Ryohei Katayama, Minerals of 6 prefectures in Tohoku region (1912)
- ?; Yoshitane Mori, List of mineral specimens from Ishikawa region in Fukusihma prefecture, Japan, 12p. (1914)
- 47 species (44 approved species, 3 varieties and groups); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- approximately 140 species (Tohoku region); Ryohei Katayama, Minerals of Tohoku region, Kogyososyo, no.3, Sendai Komusho (1916)
- 275 species (225 approved species, 50 varieties); Matsuo Nanbu, Fukushimaken Kobutsu-shi, Fukushima-ken Kikakukaihatsu-bu Kaihatsu-ka, Japan, 265p. (1969)
- 458 species (Tohoku region); Matsuo Nanbu and Katsutoshi Tanida, Journal of mineralogy, petrology and economic geology, special issue, no.2, pp.123-132 (1980)
- 183 species (177 approved species, 4 varieties, 2 organic matters); Kosuke Sekiuchi, Minerals in Iwaki city, Chigaku Kenkyu, vol.38, no.7-9, p.137-149 (1989)
- 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)
- 1922, Actinolite
- 1915, Adularia
- 1969, Aegirine, as Urbanite
- 1984, Aegirine-augite
- 2021, Aeschynite-(Y), 4th
- 1900, Agate
- 1980, Aguilarite
- 1970, Aikinite
- 1958, Alabandite
- 1938, Albite
- 1896, Allanite-(Ce)
- 2004, Allanite-(Y)
- 1989, Alleghanyite
- 1989, Allophane
- 1899, Almandine
- 1953, Alunite
- 1987, Alunogen
- 1982, Amesite
- 1891, Amphibole supergroup
- 1916, Analcime
- 1958, Anatase
- 1903, Andalusite
- 1949, Andesine
- 1959, Andradite
- 1968, Anglesite
- 1924, Anhydrite
- 1952, Ankerite
- 1929, Annite, 2nd
- 1949, Anorthite
- 1969, Anorthoclase
- 1958, Anthophyllite
- 1969, Antigorite
- 1896, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1928, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1915, Aragonite
- 1875, Argentite, 1st
- 1998, Arseniopleite, 1st
- 1904, Arsenopyrite
- 1940, Augite
- 1930, Autunite, 1st
- 1969, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1956, Azurite
- 1921, Babingtonite, 1st
- 1894, Baryte, Barite
- 1987, Basssanite, 3rd
- 1953, Bastite
- 1966, Bastnäsite-(Ce), Bastnasite-(Ce), Denied.
- 2013, Bavenite, 2nd
- 1969, Becquerelite, 1st
- 1969, Beidellite
- 1955, Bementite, 1st discovered locality but secondary description
- 2015, Bertrandite
- 1900, Beryl
- 1960, Betafite group, 1st
- 1968, β-fergusonite-(Y), 2nd
- 1969, β-sulphur
- 1957, β-uranophane, 2nd
- 1997, Beudantite
- 2002, Beyerite, 3rd
- 1891, Biotite series
- 1961, Birnessite
- 1931, Bismuth
- 1938, Bismuthinite
- 1936, Bismutite, 3rd
- 2002, Bismutoferrite, 1st
- 1876, Bornite
- 1986, Bournonite
- 2012, Brackebuschite, 1st
- 1989, Brandtite, 1st
- 1950, Braunite
- 1938, Britholite-(Y), 1st
- 1969, Brochantite
- 1949, Brockite, 1st
- 1969, Bronzite
- 1996, Brookite
- 1965, Brucite
- 1996, Brushite
- 1958, Bustamite
- 1943, Bytownite
- 1885, Calcite, 3rd
- 1955, Caryopilite
- 1952, Cassiterite
- 2018, Castellaroite, 1st
- 2004, Caysichite-(Y), 1st
- 1969, Celadonite
- 1992, Celestine
- 1968, Cerussite
- 1901, Chabazite series
- 2023, Chabazite-Ca
- 1969, Chalcanthite
- 1907, Chalcedony
- 1900, Chalcocite
- 1963, Chalcophanite, 1st
- 1876, Chalcopyrite
- 1973, Chamosite
- 1924, Chlorargyrite
- 1899, Chlorite group
- 1927, Chloritoid
- 1889, Chromite, 2nd
- 1930, Chrysoberyl, 3rd
- 1956, Chrysocolla
- 1965, Chrysotile
- 1954, Cinnabar
- 1960, Clinochlore
- 1962, Clinohumite
- 1961, Clinoptilolite series
- 1997, Clinoptilolite-Ca
- 1915, Clinozoisite, Thulite, 1st as Epidote
- 1959, Cobaltite
- 1903, Columbite-(Fe), 2nd
- 1989, Conichalcite
- 1916, Copper
- 2018, Coralloite, 1st
- 1955, Cordierite
- 1910, Corundum
- 1982, Cosalite
- 1944, Covellite
- 1989, Crednerite, 2nd
- 1950, Cristobalite
- 1958, Cryptomelane
- 1952, Cubanite
- 1953, Cummingtonite
- 1956, Cuprite
- 1983, Datolite
- 1974, Deweylite
- 1926, Diallage
- 1950, Diaspore
- 1968, Dickite
- 1969, Digenite
- 1921, Diopside
- 1969, Djurleite
- 1952, Dolomite
- 1974, Dravite
- 1966, Dumortierite
- 1978, Dypingite
- 1954, Electrum
- 1997, Elyite, 1st
- 1983, Emplectite
- 1956, Enargite
- 1953, Enstatite
- 1896, Epidote
- 1974, Epistilbite
- 1969, Epsomite
- 1993, Erionite series
- 2023, Erionite-Ca, 3rd
- 2008, Erythrite
- 2001, Ettringite, 2nd
- 2001, Eulytine
- 1955, Euxenite-(Y)
- 1950, Fayalite
- 1899, Feldspar group
- 1990, Felsőbányaite, Felsobanyaite, 2nd
- 1927, Fergusonite-(Y)
- 2024, Ferriallanite-(Ce), 4th
- 2012, Ferribushmakinite, 1st
- 1969, Ferrierite-Mg, 2nd
- 1969, Ferrimolybdite
- 2010, Ferro-anthophyllite
- 2024, Ferro-holmquistite, 1st
- 1959, Ferro-hornblende
- 1957, Ferrosaponite
- 1969, Fluorapatite
- 1900, Fluorite
- 1996, Fluornatroroméite, Fluornatroromeite, 1st
- 1994, Foitite, 1st
- 1904, Forsterite
- 1938, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 1953, Gahnite, 1st
- 1969, Galaxite
- 1876, Galena
- 1989, Ganophyllite
- 1885, Garnet group
- 1980, Gedrite
- 1983, Gehlenite
- 1990, Geigerite, 1st
- 1984, Geikielite, 3rd
- 1952, Gersdorffite
- 1956, Gibbsite
- 1987, Glauberite, 1st
- 1986, Glauconite series
- 1935, Glaucophane
- 1989, Glendonite
- 1941, Goethite
- 1876, Gold
- 2002, Gonnardite
- 1950, Graphite
- 1994, Grayite, 1st
- 1969, Greenockite
- 1969, Greigite, 2nd
- 1904, Grossular
- 1950, Grunerite, 2nd
- 1900, Gypsum
- 1969, Halite
- 1949, Halloysite-7Å
- 1953, Halloysite-10Å
- 1980, Harmotome
- 2024, Hastingsite
- 1957, Hausmannite
- 2008, Hawleyite
- 1904, Hedenbergite
- 2024, Hellandite-(Y), 3rd
- 1975, Helvine
- 1889, Hematite
- 1932, Hercynite, 2nd
- 1989, Hessite
- 1969, Heulandite series
- 1987, Hexahydrite
- 1972, Heyrovskýite, Heyrovskyite, 1st
- 2007, Hingganite-(Y)
- 1953, Hisingerite
- 1891, Hornblende series, 1st
- 1988, Hörnesite, Hornesite, 1st
- 1969, Hyalite
- 1950, Hydrobiotite, 1st
- 1987, Hydroglauberite, Artificial material
- 1983, Hydrogrossular
- 1955, Hydrohematite, 1st
- 1956, Hydromagnetite
- 1988, Hydrotalcite
- 2014, Hydroxycalciomicrolite, 1st
- 2024, Hydroxycalciopyrochlore, 1st
- 2010, Hydroxylherderite, 2nd
- 1893, Hypersthene
- 1961, Idaite
- 1958, Iimoriite-(Y), Type loc.
- 1949, Illite series
- 1942, Ilmenite
- 1937, Ilmenorutile, 1st
- 1920, Ilvaite
- 1969, Interstratified minerals
- 1963, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Montmorillonite)
- 1986, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Smectite)
- 1963, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Montmorillonite)
- 1987, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Smectite), 3rd
- 1986, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1973, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite)
- 1996, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Smectite)
- 1922, Ishikawaite, Corrected to U-rich Samarskite-(Y) in 1924.
- 1975, Iwakiite, Corrected to Jacobsite-Q in 2018.
- 2003, Iwashiroite-(Y), Type loc.
- 2004, Ixiolite, 2nd
- 2015, Kainosite-(Y)
- 1996, Kämmererite, Kammererite
- 2007, Kamphaugite-(Y), 2nd
- 1912, Kaolinite
- 2020, Katoite, 1st
- 1971, Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)
- 1987, Kogarkoite, Artificial material
- 1983, Koninckite, 2nd
- 2013, Ktenasite, 2nd
- 1996, Kutnohorite
- 1968, Kyanite
- 1943, Labradorite
- 2002, Laihunite
- 1986, Långbanite, Langbanite, 1st
- 1987, Langbeinite, 1st
- 1969, Laumontite
- 1958, Lepidocrocite
- 1960, Leucoxene
- 2001, Lévyne series, Levyne series
- 2023, Lévyne-Ca, Levyne-Ca, 5th
- 1991, Lillianite
- 1904, Linarite
- 2015, Lokkaite-(Y), 3rd
- 2024Löllingite, Lollingite
- 1987, Löweite, Lowite, 1st
- 1952, Ludwigite, 2nd
- 1969, Luzonite
- 1969, Mackinawite
- 1958, Maghemite
- 1988, Magnesiochromite
- 2024, Magnesio-ferri-hornblende, 1st
- 1961, Magnesioferrite
- 1936, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1952, Magnesite
- 1875, Magnetite
- 1904, Malachite
- 1975, Manganberzeliite, 1st
- 1962, Manganite
- 1977, Mangano-cummingtonite, as Tirodite
- 1989, Mangano-grunerite
- 1957, Manganosite
- 1894, Marcasite
- 1964, Margarite, 3rd
- 1969, Melanterite
- 2002, Mesolite
- 1957, Meta-autunite, 1st
- 1960, Metatorbernite, 2nd
- 1960, Metazeunerite
- 1986, Miargyrite
- 1916, Microcline
- 2013, Microlite group
- 2009, Miguelromeroite, 1st
- 2013, Milarite
- 2012, Mimetite
- 1947, Mirabilite, 3rd
- 1917, Molybdenite
- 1904, Monazite-(Ce), 2nd
- 1969, Monticellite
- 1938, Montmorillonite
- 1964, Mordenite
- 1891, Muscovite, 2nd
- 1977, Nacrite
- 1975, Nambulite, 2nd
- 1960, Natrolite
- 1971, Naumannite
- 1958, Neotocite, as Penwithite
- 1994, Népouite, Nepouite, 2nd
- 1952, Nickeline, 3rd
- 1950, Nontronite, as Iddingsite
- 1959, Nsutite
- 1989, Palygorskite
- 2018, Parabrandtite, 1st
- 1969, Paragonite
- 1969, Pargasite
- 2024, Parkerite, 7th
- 1971, Pearceite
- 1952, Pentlandite
- 1989, Petzite
- 2010, Phenakite
- 1976, Phengite series
- 1969, Phillipsite-Ca
- 1932, Phlogopite
- 1959, Phosphuranylite, 1st
- 1993, Piemontite
- 1940, Pigeonite, 3rd
- 1896, Plagioclase series
- 1997, Plumbonacrite, 1st
- 1971, Polybasite
- 1955, Polycrase-(Y), 2nd
- 1914, Prehnite
- 1999, Proto-ferro-suenoite, Proto-mangano-ferro-anthophyllite, Type loc.
- 1953, Protolitionite
- 1969, Proustite
- 1976, Pseudobrookite, 1st
- 1999, Pucherite, 1st
- 1960, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1927, Pyrargyrite
- 1875, Pyrite
- 1928, Pyrolusite
- 1947, Pyromorphite
- 1979, Pyrophanite
- 1953, Pyrophyllite
- 1891, Pyroxene
- 1958, Pyroxmangite
- 1904, Pyrrhotite
- 1922, Samarskite-(Y), 1st
- 1908, Sanidine
- 1960, Saponite
- 1989, Sarkinite, 1st
- 1928, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite, 2nd
- 1983, Scawtite
- 1955, Scheelite
- 1895, Schorl
- 1983, Scolecite
- 1959, Sekaninaite
- 1962, Sepiolite, 2nd
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1933, Siderite
- 1991, Sillénite, Sillenite
- 1950, Sillimanite
- 1875, Silver
- 2012, Sklodowskite, 1st
- 1986, Smectite group
- 1975, Sonolite
- 1942, Spessartine
- 1876, Sphalerite, 1st
- 1953, Spinel
- 1987, Starkeyite, 1st
- 1962, Staurolite
- 1899, Stephanite, 3rd
- 1999, Sterlinghillite, 1st
- 1969, Sternbergite
- 1927, Stibnite
- 1969, Stilbite series
- 1960, Stilpnomelane
- 1969, Sudoite
- 1886, Sulphur
- 1987, Sylvite
- 1982, Synchysite-(Ce), 1st
- 1973, Synchysite-(Y), 1st
- 1969, Syngenite, 1st
- 1904, Talc
- 1964, Tantalite-(Mn), 1st
- 1938, Tengerite-(Y), 1st
- 1969, Tennantite series
- 1956, Tenorite
- 1953, Tephroite
- 1969, Tetrahedrite series
- 1965, Thalénite-(Y), Thalenite-(Y), 2nd
- 1983, Thaumasite
- 1987, Thenardite
- 2002, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1955, Thorite, 2nd
- 1938, Thorogummite, 2nd
- 2011, Thortveitite, 3rd
- 1891, Titanite, Doubtful. Reliable description is in 1896.
- 1983, Tobermorite
- 2011, Topaz
- 1938, Torbernite, 3rd
- 1969, Tosudite
- 1895, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1904, Tremolite
- 1969, Tridymite
- 2022, Uedaite-(Ce), 6th
- 1969, Ulvöspinel, Ulvospinel
- 1935, Uralite, 2nd
- 1938, Uraninite
- 1959, Uranophane, 3rd
- 1952, Uvarovite
- 1983, Wadalite, Type loc.
- 1980, Wairakite
- 2001, Wallkilldellite-(Mn), 1st
- 1989, Wittichenite
- 1917, Wolframite, Mostly Ferberite
- 1903, Wollastonite
- 1941, Wurtzite
- 1928, Zeolite family
- 1983, Zeophyllite, 3rd
- 1950, Zeunerite, 1st
- 1953, Zinnwaldite series
- 1899, Zircon, 2nd
- 1953, Zoisite
- 1978, Zunyite
- 1992, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1907, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1914, Accretionary lapilli
- 2004, Obsidian
- 1955, Perlite
- 1997, Pseudotachylyte
- 1946, Potash-liparite, 3rd
- 1984, Oolite
- 1973, Orthoquartzite
- 1911, Limonite
- 1955, Wad
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1953, Garnierite
- 1891, Marsh ore, 1st
- 1947, Stalactite
- 1965, Soapstone
- 1923, Clay silicate
- 1969, Siliceous sinter
- 1921, Silica gel
- 1916, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1911, Dendrite
- 1944, Copper pitch
- 1897, Silicified wood
- 1941, Diatomite
- 1897, Amber
- 1889, Coal
- 1934, Peat
- 1916, Charcoal
- 1900, Petroleum
- 1919, Asphalt