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Minerals reported from Nagano prefecture, Japan
- 334 mineral species (279 approved species, 55 varieties and groups), 28 geological substances
- First description in the world: 0 species.
- First description in Japan: 36 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Nagano 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 Nagano prefeture
- Previous works
- 23 species (21 approved species, 2 varieties); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 44 species (36 approved species, 6 varieties and groups, 2 organic matters); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 94 species (82 approved species, 6 varieties and groups, 6 organic matters); Tesuke Yagi, Shinano Kobutsu-shi, Kokin Shoin, Japan, 277p. (1923)
- 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
- 1947, Adularia
- 1980, Aegirine-augite
- 1970, Agate
- 1949, Alabandite
- 1950, Albite
- 1896, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1949, Alleghanyite, 3rd
- 1966, Allophane
- 1899, Almandine
- 1894, Alum-(K)
- 1936, Alunite
- 1923, Alunogen
- 1896, Amphibole supergroup
- 1923, Analcime
- 1975, Anatase
- 1904, Andalusite
- 1895, Andesine, 1st
- 1936, Andradite
- 1919, Anglesite
- 1936, Annite
- 1960, Anorthite
- 1927, Anorthoclase, 3rd
- 1983, Anthophyllite
- 1954, Antigorite
- 1928, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1896, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1893, Aragonite, 1st
- 1923, Argentite
- 1875, Arsenopyrite, 2nd
- 1982, Artinite
- 1897, Augite, 3rd
- 1959, Autunite
- 1983, Awaruite
- 1970, Axinite-(Fe)
- 2008, Axinite-(Mg), 1st
- 1923, Azurite
- 1923, Baryte, Barite
- 2003, Barroisite
- 1990, Beidellite
- 1947, Berthierite, 2nd
- 1898, Biotite series
- 1933, Bismuth
- 1923, Bismuthinite
- 2010, Bismutite
- 1955, Böhmite, Bohmite, 2nd
- 1896, Bornite
- 1962, Boulangerite
- 1950, Braunite
- 1940, Bravoite, 1st
- 1970, Bronzite
- 2004, Brookite
- 1973, Brucite
- 1929, Bytownite
- 1947, Cacoxenite, 1st
- 1894, Calcite
- 1959, Calciogadolinite, 1st
- 1969, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 1931, Cassiterite
- 1959, Celadonite, 2nd
- 1978, Celsian
- 1899, Chabazite series
- 1923, Chalcanthite
- 1900, Chalcedony
- 1947, Chalcocite
- 1875, Chalcopyrite
- 1939, Chlorite group
- 1954, Chondrodite, 2nd
- 1923, Chromite
- 1956, Chrysocolla
- 1983, Chrysotile
- 1953, Cinnabar
- 1971, Clinochlore
- 1934, Clinohumite, 1st
- 1965, Clinoptilolite series
- 1978, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1996, Clintonite
- 1982, Coalingite
- 2014, Cobaltite
- 1931, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1956, Copper
- 1883, Cordierite, 1st
- 1954, Corundum
- 1955, Covellite
- 1936, Cristobalite
- 1982, Crossite
- 1940, Cubanite, 2nd
- 1961, Cummingtonite
- 1990, Dachiardite-Ca
- 2008, Datolite
- 1907, Diallage
- 1918, Diaspore, 3rd
- 1949, Dickite, 2nd
- 1923, Diopside
- 1923, Dolomite
- 1951, Dravite
- 2010, Dukeite, 1st
- 1977, Dumortierite
- 1982, Dypingite
- 1950, Fayalite
- 1968, Feitknechtite
- 1900, Feldspar group
- 1930, Fergusonite-(Y)
- 1963, Ferro-actinolite, 2nd
- 1976, Ferro-barroisite
- 1927, Ferro-hornblende, 2nd, as Barkevikite
- 1932, Ferro-katophorite, 2nd, Doubtful
- 1959, Ferrosaponite
- 1950, Ferrosilite, 1st
- 1991, Florencite-(Ce), 1st
- 1900, Fluorite
- 1894, Forsterite
- 1933, Fuchsite
- 1933, Gadolinite-(Y), 3rd
- 1993, Gahnite
- 1980, Galaxite
- 1894, Galena
- 1885, Garnet group
- 1996, Geikielite
- 2010, Gersdorffite
- 1979, Glauconite series
- 1964, Glaucophane
- 1896, Glendonite
- 1949, Goethite
- 1893, Gold
- 1892, Graphite
- 1951, Greenockite
- 1904, Grossular
- 1950, Grunerite, 2nd
- 1894, Gypsum
- 1974, Gyrolite
- 2004, Halite
- 1935, Halloysite-7Å
- 1954, Halloysite-10Å
- 1949, Halotrichite
- 1927, Hastingsite, 1st
- 1951, Hausmannite
- 1898, Hedenbergite, 3rd
- 2010, Hedleyite
- 1959, Helvine
- 1896, Hematite
- 1970, Hercynite
- 1896, Heulandite series
- 1954, Hisingerite
- 1894, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1959, Hübnerite, Hubnerite
- 1996, Humite
- 1897, Hyalite
- 1978, Hyalophane
- 1977, Hydrobiotite
- 1982, Hydromagnesite
- 1976, Hydroxystibioroméite, Hydroxystibioromeite, Stibiconite
- 1893, Hypersthene
- 1954, Illite series
- 1931, Ilmenite
- 1915, Ilvaite
- 1983, Imogolite
- 1960, Interstratified minerals
- 1967, Interstratified minerals (Celadonite/Montmorillonite), 1st
- 1971, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Montmorillonite)
- 1997, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Smectite)
- 1959, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Vermiculite)
- 1958, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Montmorillonite)
- 1997, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Smectite)
- 1981, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Montmorillonite)
- 1977, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1989, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite)
- 1959, Interstratified minerals (Saponite/Vermiculite)
- 1981, Iron
- 1980, Iwakiite, Corrected to Jacobsite-Q in 2018.
- 2003, Izoklakeite, 2nd
- 1978, Kaersutite
- 1947, Kämmererite, Kammererite
- 1923, Kaolinite
- 1976, Kermesite, Doubtful
- 2018, Kirschsteinite, 1st
- 1982, Koninckite, 1st
- 1965, Kutnohorite, 2nd
- 1939, Labradorite
- 1918, Laumontite
- 1964, Lawsonite
- 2002, Leucophosphite, 1st
- 1978, LeucoxeneÎ
- 1940, Linnaeite, 1st
- 1983, Lizardite
- 2000, Löllingite, Lollingite
- 1986, Magnesiochromite
- 1966, Magnesio-hastingsite, 1st
- 1923, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1923, Magnesite
- 1875, Magnetite, 1st
- 1923, Malachite
- 1947, Manganite
- 1948, Manganoan calcite
- 1959, Mangano-grunerite
- 1951, Manganosite
- 1897, Marcasite
- 1982, Marialite
- 2000, Meionite
- 1949, Mesolite
- 1950, Metavivianite, 1st, as Ferrivivianite
- 1893, Microcline, 2nd
- 1918, Mirabilite, 1st
- 1918, Molybdenite
- 1957, Monazite-(Ce)
- 2002, Monticellite
- 1938, Montmorillonite
- 1965, Mordenite
- 1998, Mullite, 2nd
- 1898, Muscovite
- 1949, Nacrite, 1st
- 1961, Natroalunite, 2nd
- 2010, Natrojarosite
- 1901, Natrolite
- 1949, Neotocite, as Penwithite
- 1956, Nickeline
- 1975, Nontronite, as Iddingsite
- 1983, Paragonite
- 2012, Parasymplesite
- 1934, Pargasite, 1st
- 1939, Pentlandite
- 2010, Pharmacosiderite
- 1939, Phenakite, 1st
- 2003, Phengite series
- 1934, Phlogopite
- 1982, Phosphosiderite, 1st
- 1947, Pickeringite, 1st
- 1898, Piemontite
- 1959, Pigeonite
- 2010, Pilsenite, 2nd
- 1892, Plagioclase series, 1st
- 1940, Polydymite, 2nd
- 1965, Prehnite
- 1953, Protolitionite
- 1964, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1957, Pyrargyrite
- 1893, Pyrite
- 1957, Pyrochroite
- 1916, Pyrolusite
- 1969, Pyrophanite
- 1875, Pyrophyllite
- 1892, Pyroxene
- 1959, Pyroxmangite
- 1915, Pyrrhotite
- 1959, Samarskite-(Y)
- 1923, Sanidine
- 1970, Saponite
- 1959, Sassolite, 2nd
- 1941, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite
- 1923, Scheelite
- 1898, Schorl
- 1968, Scolecite
- 1998, Scorodite
- 1899, Selensulphur
- 1976, Sénarmontite, Senarmontite
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1918, Siderite
- 1940, Siegenite, 1st
- 1923, Sillimanite
- 1997, Smectite group
- 1904, Spessartine
- 1894, Sphalerite
- 1916, Spinel, 1st
- 1923, Stibnite
- 1923, Stilbite series
- 1966, Stilpnomelane
- 1947, Strengite, 1st
- 1961, Sudoite
- 1875, Sulphur
- 1982, Suzukiite
- 1898, Talc
- 2008, Tamarugite
- 1933, Tellurobismuthite, 2nd
- 1949, Tephroite
- 1933, Tetradymite
- 1950, Tetrahedrite series
- 1896, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1986, Tinticite, 1st
- 1932, Titanite
- 1964, Todorokite
- 1923, Topaz
- 1997, Tosudite
- 1894, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1898, Tremolite
- 1894, Tridymite, 1st
- 2002, Troilite
- 1984, Tschermakite, 3rd
- 2010, Tsumoite, 3rd
- 1922, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1899, Orbicular rhyolite, 1st
- 1979, Accretionary lapilli
- 2015, Pele's hair
- 1892, Obsidian
- 1892, Perlite, 1st
- 1994, Pseudotachylyte
- 1996, Manganese nodule
- 1932, Phosphate nodule
- 1893, Limonite
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1963, Laterite
- 1942, Garnierite
- 1920, Marsh ore
- 1923, Stalactite
- 1995, Umber, 3rd
- 1952, Soapstone
- 1980, Clay silicate
- 1916, Siliceous sinter
- 1947, Silica gel
- 1893, Calcareous sinter (Travertine), 3rd
- 1980, Dendrite
- 1896, Silicified wood
- 1923, Diatomite
- 1896, Coal
- 1923, Peat
- 1903, Charcoal
- 1896, Petroleum