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Minerals reported from Miyagi prefecture, Japan
- 246 mineral species (204 approved species, 42 varieties and groups), 23 geological substances
- First description in the world: 0 species.
- First description in Japan: 9 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Miyagi 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 Miyagi prefeture
- Previous works
- 21 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- ? (Tohoku region); Ryohei Katayama, Minerals of 6 prefectures in Tohoku region (1912)
- 34 species (30 approved species, 4 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)
- 209 species (164 approved species, 45 varieties and groups); Matsuo Nanbu, Miyagiken Kobutsu-shi, Miyagi-ken Shokorodo-bu Chushokigyou-ka, Japan, 152p. (1972)
- 458 species (Tohoku region); Matsuo Nanbu and Katsutoshi Tanida, Journal of mineralogy, petrology and economic geology, special issue, no.2, pp.123-132 (1980)
- 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)
- 1959, Actinolite
- 1929, Adularia
- 1972, Agate
- 1972, Alabandite
- 1959, Albite
- 1951, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1972, Allophane
- 1959, Almandine
- 1919, Alum-(K)
- 1958, Alunite
- 1916, Alunogen, 2nd
- 1902, Amphibole supergroup
- 1968, Analcime
- 1890, Andalusite, 1st
- 1909, Andesine
- 1972, Andradite
- 1947, Anglesite
- 1936, Anhydrite
- 1947, Ankerite
- 1954, Annite
- 1903, Anorthite
- 1972, Anorthoclase
- 1982, Anthophyllite
- 1909, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1911, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1972, Aragonite
- 2002, Aramayoite, 3rd
- 1900, Argentite
- 1900, Arsenic, 2nd
- 1980, Arsenolite
- 1928, Arsenopyrite
- 1898, Augite
- 1957, Autunite
- 1957, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1972, Azurite
- 1923, Baryte, Barite
- 1982, Berthierine
- 1947, β-sulphur
- 1901, Biotite series
- 1972, Birnessite
- 1971, Bismuth
- 1972, Bismuthinite
- 1932, Bornite
- 2006, Brochantite
- 1961, Bronzite
- 1971, Brookite
- 1908, Bytownite
- 1895, Calcite
- 1942, Celadonite, 1st
- 1932, Cerussite
- 1923, Chabazite series
- 2011, Chabazite-Ca
- 1898, Chalcedony
- 1933, Chalcocite
- 1969, Chalcophanite, 2nd
- 1876, Chalcopyrite
- 1979, Chamosite
- 1909, Chlorite group
- 1972, Chromite
- 1924, Chrysocolla
- 1971, Chrysotile
- 1966, Clinochlore
- 1963, Clinoptilolite series
- 1972, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1961, Cobaltite
- 1908, Copper
- 1894, Cordierite
- 1972, Corundum
- 1971, Cosalite, 3rd
- 1968, Covellite
- 1935, Cristobalite, 3rd
- 1960, Cryptomelane
- 1972, Cubanite
- 1972, Cummingtonite
- 1972, Cuprite
- 1876, Galena
- 1902, Garnet group
- 1959, Gibbsite
- 1942, Glauconite series
- 1901, Glendonite
- 1899, Gmelinite series, Corrected to Chabazite in 1923.
- 1961, Goethite
- 749Gold, 1st
- 1924, Goslarite
- 1892, Graphite
- 1947, Greenockite
- 1972, Greigite, 3rd
- 1959, Grossular
- 1897, Gypsum
- 1972, Halite
- 1959, Halloysite-7Å
- 1959, Halloysite-10Å
- 1936, Halotrichite
- 1982, Hastingsite
- 1964, Hedenbergite
- 1901, Hematite
- 1932, Hemimorphite
- 1957, Hemoilmenite, 2nd
- 1969, Hercynite
- 1971, Hessite
- 1898, Heulandite series
- 1972, Hisingerite
- 1960, Hollandite, 1st
- 1901, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1908, Hyalite
- 1972, Hydrobiotite
- 2021, Hydroxylapatite
- 1916, Hydrozincite, 3rd
- 1898, Hypersthene
- 1971, Mackinawite
- 1964, Maghemite
- 2002, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1909, Magnetite
- 1955, Malachite
- 1960, Manganite
- 1954, Manganoan calcite
- 1978, Mangano-cummingtonite
- 1897, Marcasite
- 1931, Marialite, 2nd
- 1971, Matildite
- 1972, Melanterite
- 1938, Meta-autunite, 1st
- 1960, Metazeunerite
- 1941, Microcline
- 1941, Molybdenite
- 1991, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1955, Montmorillonite
- 1963, Mordenite
- 1901, Muscovite
- 2012, Pararealgar, 3rd
- 1972, Pentlandite
- 1947, Phlogopite
- 1959, Pigeonite
- 1898, Plagioclase series
- 1900, Platinum
- 1951, Polybasite
- 1988, Prehnite
- 1950, Pyrargyrite
- 1889, Pyrite
- 1960, Pyrochroite
- 1965, Pyrolusite
- 1932, Pyromorphite
- 1972, Pyrophyllite
- 1901, Pyroxene
- 1928, Pyrrhotite
- 1965, Ramsdellite
- 2006, Ranciéite, Rancieite
- 1877, Realgar, 1st
- 1972, Rhodochrosite
- 1961, Rhodonite group
- 1960, Romanechite, 2nd, as Psilomelane
- 1972, Rutile
- 1954, Saponite
- 1931, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite
- 1942, Scheelite
- 1971, Schirmerite, as Beegerite
- 1955, Schorl
- 1941, Serpentine
- 1947, Siderite
- 1901, Sillimanite
- 1968, Silver
- 1998, Smectite group
- 1897, Smithsonite, 3rd
- 1972, Spessartine
- 1895, Sphalerite
- 1972, Spinel
- 1901, Stibnite
- 1899, Stilbite series
- 2011, Stilbite-Ca
- 1876, Sulphur
- 1972, Talc
- 1972, Tellurite
- 1939, Tellurobismuthite
- 1941, Tennantite series
- 1907, Tenorite
- 1961, Tephroite
- 1930, Tetradymite, Corrected to Tellurobismuthite in 1957.
- 1924, Tetrahedrite series
- 1975, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1897, Titanite
- 1940, Torbernite
- 1901, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1972, Tremolite
- 1918, Tridymite
- 1975, Truscottite
- 1915, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1914, Accretionary lapilli
- 1975, Cannonball bomb, 2nd
- 1942, Obsidian
- 2004, Perlite
- 1980, Orthoquartzite
- 1928, Limonite
- 1972, Asbestos
- 1956, Marsh ore
- 2011, Stalactite
- 1957, Soapstone
- 1953, Clay silicate
- 1894, Siliceous sinter
- 1947, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1894, Dendrite, 3rd
- 1933, Silicified wood
- 1911, Diatomite
- 2002, Stromatolite
- 1900, Amber
- 1900, Coal
- 1934, Peat
- 1903, Charcoal