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Minerals reported from Kochi prefecture, Japan
- 331 mineral species (298 approved species, 33 varieties and groups), 12 geological substances
- First description in the world: 0 species.
- First description in Japan: 22 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Kochi 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 Kochi prefeture
- Previous works
- 4 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 10 approved species; Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 404 species (Shikoku region); Tetsuo Minagawa, Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Ehime University, vol.2, pp.37-54 (1996)
- 450 species (Shikoku region); Tetsuo Minagawa, Daisuke Nishio, Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Ehime University, vol.9, pp.17-68 (2004)
- 475 species (Shikoku region); Tetsuo Minagawa, Daisuke Hamane, Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Ehime University, vol.13, pp.7-27 (2007)
- 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)
- 1907, Actinolite
- 1969, Adularia
- 1989, Aegirine
- 1978, Aegirine-augite
- 2000, Akatoreite, Corrected to Bunnoite in 2014.
- 1976, Alabandite
- 1952, Albite
- 1963, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1969, Alleghanyite
- 1959, Almandine
- 2004, Alumohydrocalcite
- 1901, Amphibole supergroup
- 1996, Analcime
- 1996, Anatase
- 1991, Andalusite
- 1938, Andesine
- 1984, Andradite
- 1997, Ankerite
- 1996, Annabergite
- 1983, Annite
- 2004, Anorthite
- 2010, Anorthoclase
- 1968, Antigorite
- 1959, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1997, Apophyllite-(KF)
- 2004, Apophyllite(KOH)
- 1947, Aragonite
- 1986, Ardennite-(As), 3rd
- 1981, Arfvedsonite
- 1996, Arseniosiderite
- 1956, Arsenopyrite
- 1996, Artinite
- 1959, Augite
- 1996, Aurichalcite
- 1964, Awaruite, 1st
- 2004, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1952, Axinite-(Mn)
- 2003, Baddeleyite
- 1968, Bannisterite, 1st
- 1952, Baryte, Barite
- 1978, Barroisite
- 1991, Bastnäsite-(Ce), Bastnasite-(Ce)
- 1953, Bementite, 1st
- 1996, Berthierine
- 1996, Berthierite
- 1938, Biotite series
- 1984, Bismite
- 1957, Bismuth
- 1996, Bismuthinite
- 1984, Bismutite
- 1953, Bixbyite, 1st
- 1932, Bornite
- 1951, Braunite
- 1994, Bravoite
- 1996, Brochantite
- 1996, Brookite
- 1959, Brucite
- 2004, Brugnatellite
- 1976, Brushite
- 2014, Bunnoite, Described as Akatoreite in 2000.
- 1953, Bustamite, 1st
- 1996, Bytownite
- 1985, Cacoxenite, 3rd
- 1889, Calcite
- 1973, Carrollite
- 1955, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 2004, Cassiterite
- 1995, Celestine
- 1985, Celsian
- 2004, Chabazite-Ca
- 1950, Chalcedony
- 1957, Chalcocite
- 1885, Chalcopyrite
- 1955, Chamosite
- 1994, Chevkinite-(Ce), 1st
- 1926, Chlorite group
- 1982, Chloritoid
- 1923, Chromite
- 1961, Chrysocolla
- 1916, Cinnabar
- 1992, Clinochlore
- 1969, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1996, Coalingite
- 1993, Cobaltite
- 1998, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1955, Copper
- 1993, Cordierite
- 1938, Corundum
- 1957, Covellite
- 1995, Crandallite
- 1978, Crossite
- 1953, Cubanite
- 1996, Cuprite
- 1985, Cymrite
- 1957, Datolite
- 1990, Dawsonite
- 1982, Desautelsite, 1st
- 1982, Diaspore
- 1959, Diopside
- 1996, Djurleite
- 1916, Dolomite
- 2004, Dravite
- 1996, Dypingite
- 1983, Fayalite
- 1900, Feldspar group
- 1996, Felsőbányaite, Felsobanyaite
- 1998, Fergusonite-(Y)
- 2011, Ferriallanite-(Ce), 3rd
- 1984, Ferri-winchite
- 1996, Ferrobustamite
- 2004, Ferro-glaucophane
- 2010, Ferro-hornblende
- 1995, Ferro-katophorite
- 1965, Ferro-pargasite
- 1995, Ferro-taramite
- 1992, Ferro-winchite
- 1994, Florencite-(Ce), 2nd
- 1996, Fluocerite-(Ce), 2nd
- 1985, Fluorapatite
- 1983, Fluorite
- 1995, Foitite, 2nd
- 1952, Forsterite
- 1988, Gageite
- 1953, Galena
- 1952, Ganophyllite, 1st
- 1936, Garnet group
- 1993, Gersdorffite
- 1979, Gibbsite
- 2002, Gismondine
- 1996, Glauconite series, Doubtful
- 1924, Glaucophane
- 1997, Goethite
- 1900, Gold
- 1975, Graphite
- 1969, Greenalite
- 2004, Greenockite
- 1985, Grossular
- 1989, Gypsum
- 1996, Gyrolite
- 1983, Haradaite, 3rd
- 1996, Harmotome
- 1951, Hausmannite
- 1964, Heazlewoodite, 3rd
- 1996, Hedenbergite
- 1911, Hematite
- 1996, Hemimorphite
- 1991, Hercynite
- 2002, Heulandite series
- 2004, Heulandite-Ca
- 2002, Heulandite-Sr, 1st
- 2002, Heulandite-Ba, 1st
- 2004, Hibschite
- 1996, Hisingerite
- 1895, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1984, Howieite, 2nd
- 1985, Hydrogrossular
- 1996, Hydromagnesite
- 1978, Hydrotalcite
- 2004, Hydroxylapatite
- 1966, Hydroxystibioroméite, Hydroxystibioromeite, Stibiconite
- 1953, Hypersthene
- 2004, Magnesio-arfvedsonite
- 1986, Magnesiochromite
- 1995, Magnesio-hornblende
- 2004, Magnesio-riebeckite
- 1996, Magnesite, The description in 1899 was corrected to Dolomite in 1983.
- 1926, Magnetite
- 1996, Malachite
- 1984, Manganbabingtonite, 2nd
- 2018, Manganilvaite, 1st
- 1947, Manganite
- 1953, Manganoan calcite
- 1947, Manganosite
- 1901, Marcasite
- 1992, Marsturite
- 2004, Melanterite
- 1915, Mercury
- 1978, Microcline
- 1993, Millerite
- 1993, Molybdenite
- 2010, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1926, Muscovite
- 2004, Palygorskite
- 1982, Paragonite
- 1979, Pargasite
- 1962, Parsettensite, 2nd
- 1977, Pectolite
- 2004, Pentlandite
- 2004, Perovskite
- 1996, Pharmacosiderite
- 1984, Phenakite
- 1978, Phengite series
- 1925, Piemontite
- 1992, Piemontite-(Sr)
- 1979, Pigeonite
- 1963, Plagioclase series
- 1985, Planerite, 1st
- 2004, Plombièrite, Plombierite
- 1959, Prehnite
- 1969, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1996, Pumpellyite-(Mg)
- 1992, Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)
- 1885, Pyrite
- 1964, Pyroaurite, 2nd
- 1998, Pyrochlore group, 3rd
- 1991, Pyrochroite
- 1996, Pyrolusite
- 1969, Pyrosmalite-(Fe)
- 2004, Pyrosmalite-(Mn)
- 1952, Pyroxene
- 2002, Pyroxmangite
- 1955, Pyrrhotite
- 2004, Ranciéite, Rancieite
- 1996, Realgar
- 1929, Rhodochrosite
- 1929, Rhodonite group
- 1996, Ribbeite
- 1963, Riebeckite
- 1996, Romanechite
- 1984, Rosenhahnite, 3rd
- 1926, Rutile
- 1998, Samarskite-(Y)
- 1996, Sauconite, 3rd
- 2004, Scarbroite, 2nd
- 1996, Scheelite
- 1980, Schorl
- 2004, Scolecite
- 1984, Scorodite
- 2004, Sekaninaite
- 1996, Sepiolite
- 1996, Sérandite, Serandite
- 1892, Serpentine
- 1962, Siderite
- 1991, Sillimanite
- 1951, Silver
- 1980, Slawsonite, 1st
- 1980, Sonolite
- 1954, Spessartine
- 1894, Sphalerite
- 1938, Spinel
- 2004, Staurolite
- 1984, Stevensite
- 1892, Stibnite
- 1997, Stilbite series
- 2004, Stilbite-Ca
- 1962, Stilpnomelane
- 1960, Stromeyerite
- 1983, Stronalsite, 1st
- 1988, Strontianite
- 2004, Sulphur
- 2004, Sursassite
- 1976, Sussexite, 1st
- 1985, Tacharanite, 2nd
- 1916, Talc
- 1984, Taneyamalite, 3rd
- 1996, Taranakite
- 1993, Tennantite series
- 1913, Tenorite
- 1952, Tephroite
- 1960, Tetrahedrite series
- 1984, Thomsonite-Ca
- 2002, Thomsonite-Sr, 2nd
- 1959, Thorite
- 1969, Tinzenite
- 1960, Titanite
- 1985, Tobermorite
- 1969, Todorokite
- 1902, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1973, Tremolite
- 1996, Valentinite
- 2011, Vanadinite
- 1985, Variscite
- 1995, Vashegyite, 1st
- 1954, Vermiculite
- 1985, Vesuvianite
- 1996, Vivianite
- 1987, Vuagnatite, 2nd
- 2011, Wakefieldite-(Ce), 1st
- 2011, Wakefieldite-(La), 1st
- 2010, Wakefieldite-(Nd), 1st
- 2011, Wakefieldite-(Y), 1st
- 1985, Wavellite
- 1995, Winchite
- 1996, Wollastonite
- 1976, Manganese nodule
- 1992, Phosphate nodule
- 1899, Limonite
- 2008, Wad
- 1900, Stalactite
- 1996, Phosphorite, Guano
- 1977, Umber, 1st
- 1990, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1900, Coal
- 1996, Petroleum
- 1996, Asphalt