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Minerals reported from Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
- 221 mineral species (193 approved species, 28 varieties and groups), 13 geological substances
- First description in the world: species.
- First description in Japan: 20 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima prefeture
- Previous works
- No approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 7 approved species; 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)
- 1955, Actinolite
- 1961, Adularia
- 1945, Aegirine-augite
- 1985, Agardite-(Y), 1st
- 1958, Albite
- 1958, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1960, Almandine
- 1926, Alunite
- 1932, Amphibole supergroup
- 1969, Analcime
- 1939, Anatase
- 1950, Andalusite
- 1958, Andesine
- 1976, Andradite
- 1952, Annite
- 1997, Antlerite
- 1967, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1971, Apophyllite group, Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1974, Ardealite, 1st
- 1974, Argentite
- 1900, Arsenopyrite
- 1949, Augite
- 1958, Autunite
- 1975, Azurite
- 1969, Baryte, Barite
- 1971, Berthierite
- 1989, Betpakdalite-CaCa, 1st
- 1938, Biotite series
- 1960, Bismuth
- 1959, Bismuthinite
- 1962, Böhmite, Bohmite
- 1900, Bornite
- 1969, Braunite
- 1999, Britholite-(Y)
- 2003, Brochantite
- 2012, Bronzite
- 2014, Brucite
- 1972, Brushite, 1st
- 1900, Calcite
- 1990, Cancrinite, 1st
- 1999, Cassiterite
- 1979, Chabazite series
- 1956, Chalcocite
- 1875, Chalcopyrite
- 1994, Chlorargyrite
- 1902, Chlorite group
- 1923, Chromite
- 1975, Chrysocolla
- 1999, Churchite-(Y)
- 1994, Clinoclase
- 1956, Cobaltite
- 1959, Coffinite
- 1919, Copper
- 1975, Cordierite
- 2004, Cornubite
- 1994, Cornwallite, 2nd
- 1933, Corundum
- 1919, Covellite
- 1959, Cubanite
- 1924, Cuprite
- 1971, Cuspidine, 3rd
- 1952, Fayalite
- 1900, Feldspar group
- 1938, Fergusonite-(Y)
- 2009, Ferriallanite-(Ce), 1st
- 1974, Ferro-actinolite, 3rd
- 1971, Ferrobustamite, 3rd, as Iron-wollastonite
- 1965, Ferro-edenite
- 1965, Ferro-pargasite
- 1907, Fluorite
- 1964, Forsterite
- 1971, Foshagite, 1st
- 1977, Fukalite, 3rd
- 1971, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 1999, Gahnite
- 1875, Galena
- 1907, Garnet group
- 1949, Gehlenite, 1st
- 1964, Gibbsite
- 2012, Gittinsite, 1st
- 1979, Goethite
- 1893, Gold
- 1895, Graphite
- 1947, Greenockite
- 1964, Grossular
- 2008, Gypsum
- 1974, Halloysite-7Å
- 1949, Hastingsite
- 1969, Hausmannite
- 1916, Hedenbergite
- 1983, Helvine
- 1900, Hematite
- 1970, Hercynite
- 1971, Hillebrandite, 2nd
- 2012, Hingganite-(Y)
- 1964, Hisingerite
- 1897, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1971, Hyalite
- 1969, Hydrogrossular, 2nd
- 1977, Hydroxylapatite
- 1967, Hypersthene
- 1959, Mackinawite, as Valleriite
- 1949, Maghemite, 1st
- 1885, Magnetite
- 1919, Malachite
- 1954, Manganite
- 1960, Marcasite
- 1979, Mawsonite
- 2000, Metazeunerite
- 1994, Miargyrite
- 1952, Microcline
- 1932, Molybdenite
- 1958, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1971, Monticellite
- 1969, Montmorillonite
- 1900, Muscovite
- 1999, Parnauite, 2nd
- 2011, Pectolite
- 2014, Periclase, 3rd
- 1979, Perovskite, 3rd
- 2008, Pharmacosiderite
- 1974, Phenakite
- 1989, Phlogopite
- 1897, Plagioclase series
- 1968, Polybasite
- 1971, Prehnite
- 1960, Protolitionite
- 1994, Proustite
- 2007, Pseudomalachite
- 1974, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1968, Pyrargyrite
- 1875, Pyrite
- 2012, Pyrochlore group
- 1967, Pyromorphite
- 1890, Pyrophyllite, 3rd
- 1952, Pyroxene
- 1888, Pyrrhotite
- 1964, Sanidine
- 1971, Scawtite, 2nd
- 1955, Scheelite
- 1970, Schorlomite, 1st
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1997, Serpierite
- 1892, Silver
- 1986, Smectite group
- 1969, Spessartine
- 1888, Sphalerite
- 1967, Spinel
- 1970, Spurrite, 1st
- 1960, Stannite
- 1972, Stannoidite
- 1968, Stephanite
- 1971, Stibnite
- 1969, Stilbite series
- 1996, Stilpnomelane
- 1964, Sudoite
- 1956, Talc
- 1973, Taranakite, 1st
- 1952, Tephroite
- 1999, Thalénite-(Y), Thalenite-(Y)
- 2011, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1999, Thorite
- 1970, Thorogummite
- 1971, Tilleyite, 1st
- 1964, Titanaugite
- 1958, Titanite
- 1982, Tobelite, 2nd
- 1934, Topaz
- 1959, Torbernite
- 1979, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1960, Tremolite
- 1979, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1979, Oolite
- 1896, Limonite
- 1954, Wad
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1900, Stalactite
- 1972, Phosphorite, Guano
- 2007, Calcareous sinter (Tufa)
- 1920, Dendrite
- 1900, Coal
- 1979, Peat
- 1977, Mineral wax