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Minerals reported from Oita prefecture, Japan
- 364 mineral species (323 approved species, 41 varieties and groups), 22 geological substances
- First description in the world: 4 species.
- First description in Japan: 62 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Oita 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 Oita prefeture
- Previous works
- 32 species (31approved species, a variety); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 45 species (42 approved species, 3 varieties and groups); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 166 species (139 approved species, 23 varieties and groups, 4 organic matters); Masayuki Noda, Michitoshi Miyahisa, List of mineral species in Oita prefecture, Chigaku Kenkyu, vol.5, no.5, pp.270-276 (1952)
- 262 species (252 approved species, 7 varieties and groups, 3 organic matters); Tomio Adachi, Shoichiro Iwano, Tetsuo Minagawa, Tsutomu Yamanaka, List of mineral species in Oita prefecture, Chigaku Kenkyu, vol.47, no.3, pp.157-186 (1999)
- 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)
- 1947, Actinolite
- 2013, Adachiite, Type loc., as Feruvite in 1996
- 1899, Adamite, 1st
- 1928, Adularia
- 1932, Aegirine
- 1917, Aegirine-augite, 1st
- 1985, Agate
- 1952, Alabandite
- 1932, Albite
- 1932, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1998, Alleghanyite
- 1941, Allophane, 2nd
- 1895, Almandine
- 1894, Alum-(K), The description in 1886”N was corrected to Halotrichite in 1922.
- 1941, Alunite
- 1928, Alunogen
- 1895, Amphibole supergroup
- 1971, Analcime
- 1934, Anatase
- 1962, Andalusite
- 1948, Andesine
- 1916, Andradite
- 1895, Anglesite, 2nd
- 1948, Anhydrite
- 1951, Ankerite
- 1962, Anorthite
- 1959, Anorthoclase
- 1952, Anthophyllite
- 1994, Antigorite
- 1932, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1904, Aragonite
- 2010, Arfvedsonite
- 1916, Argentite
- 1936, Arsenic
- 1991, Arseniosiderite
- 1952, Arsenolite
- 1891, Arsenopyrite
- 1899, Augite
- 1947, Aurichalcite
- 1885, Axinite-(Fe), 1st
- 1893, Axinite-(Mn), 1st
- 1895, Azurite
- 1916, Baryte, Barite
- 1952, Bastite
- 1992, Bayldonite, 1st
- 1976, Beidellite
- 1999, Bementite
- 2009, Bendadaite, 1st
- 1994, Benitoite, 2nd
- 1948, Berthierite
- 1999, Beryl
- 1994, β-sulphur
- 1992, Beudantite
- 1982, Beyerite, 2nd
- 1918, Biotite series
- 1999, Birnessite
- 1892, Bismuth, 1st
- 1905, Bismuthinite
- 1975, Bismutite
- 1875, Bornite
- 1952, Boulangerite
- 1951, Braunite
- 1941, Bravoite, 2nd
- 1934, Brookite, 2nd
- 1977, Brucite
- 1989, Burkeite, 1st
- 1999, Bustamite
- 1875, Calcite, 1st
- 1999, Caledonite
- 1992, Carminite, 1st
- 1961, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 1891, Cassiterite
- 1891, Cerussite, 1st
- 1954, Cervantite, Corrected to Hydroxystibioroméite
- 1952, Chabazite series
- 1952, Chalcanthite
- 1894, Chalcedony
- 1947, Chalcocite
- 1891, Chalcopyrite
- 1969, Chamosite, as Thuringite
- 1947, Chenevixite, 1st
- 1932, Chlorargyrite
- 1932, Chlorite group
- 1916, Chrome ochre, 1st
- 1877, Chromite, 1st
- 1891, Chrysocolla, 2nd
- 1994, Chrysotile
- 1886, Cinnabar
- 2001, Claudetite, 1st
- 1936, Clinochlore
- 1947, Clinoclase
- 1989, Clinoptilolite series
- 1999, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1962, Conichalcite, 2nd
- 2014, Cookeite, 2nd
- 1999, Copiapite
- 1892, Copper
- 1912, Cordierite
- 1999, Corkite
- 1894, Corundum, 2nd
- 1952, Cristobalite
- 1999, Crossite
- 1999, Cryptomelane
- 1948, Cubanite
- 1985, Cummingtonite
- 1952, Cuprite
- 1988, Cymrite
- 1897, Danburite, 1st
- 1904, Datolite, 2nd
- 1944, Deweylite, 2nd
- 1895, Diallage, 1st
- 1969, Diaspore
- 1969, Dickite
- 1932, Diopside
- 1917, Dolomite
- 1999, Dravite
- 1992, Duftite, 1st
- 1999, Dypingite
- 1895, Feldspar group
- 1999, Felsőbányaite, Felsobanyaite
- 2010, Ferrarisite, 1st
- 1985, Ferricopiapite, 3rd
- 2005, Ferro-pargasite
- 1996, Feruvite, Corrected to Adachiite in 2013.
- 1964, Fluorapatite
- 1877, Fluorite, 1st
- 1889, Forsterite
- 1961, Franckeite, 2nd
- 1952, Fuchsite
- 1977, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 1988, Gageite
- 1875, Galena
- 1969, Ganophyllite
- 1892, Garnet group
- 1952, Gersdorffite
- 1999, Gibbsite
- 1994, Glaucophane
- 1969, Goethite
- 1893, Gold
- 1977, Goslarite
- 1900, Graphite
- 1969, Greenalite
- 1944, Greenockite
- 1899, Grossular
- 1894, Grunerite, 1st
- 2010, Guérinite, Guerinite, 1st
- 1895, Gypsum
- 1944, Halloysite-7Å
- 1955, Halloysite-10Å
- 1916, Halotrichite, 1st, as Alum-(K) in 1886
- 1960, Hastingsite
- 1952, Hausmannite
- 1892, Hedenbergite, 1st
- 1974, Hedleyite, 2nd
- 1889, Hematite
- 1899, Hemimorphite, 3rd
- 1962, Hercynite
- 1963, Herzenbergite, 1st
- 1915, Heulandite series
- 1895, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1999, Hydrobiotite
- 1977, Hydromagnesite
- 2016, Hydrotalcite
- 1977, Hydroxylapatite
- 1952, Hydroxystibioroméite, Hydroxystibioromeite, Stibiconite
- 1958, Hydrozincite
- 1918, Hypersthene
- 1993, Illite series
- 1891, Ilmenite
- 1892, Ilvaite, 1st
- 2014, Imogolite
- 1992, Incaite, 1st
- 1956, Inesite
- 1992, Interstratified minerals
- 1984, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Montmorillonite)
- 1993, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Smectite)
- 1985, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Montmorillonite)
- 1993, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Smectite)
- 1986, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1969, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite)
- 1991, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Smectite)
- 1948, Mackinawite, as Valleriite
- 1986, Magnesiochromite
- 1954, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1900, Magnesite, 3rd
- 1875, Magnetite
- 1891, Malachite, 2nd
- 1969, Malayaite
- 1958, Manganoan calcite
- 1952, Manganosite
- 1932, Marcasite
- 1964, Margarite, 1st
- 1952, Melanterite
- 1963, Meneghinite, 1st
- 1961, Mercury
- 1999, Metacinnabar
- 1994, Metavoltine, 2nd
- 1951, Miargyrite
- 1966, Microcline
- 1939, Millerite
- 1956, Mimetite, The description in 1895 is doubtful.
- 2012, Miyahisaite, Type loc.
- 1900, Molybdenite
- 1957, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1952, Montmorillonite
- 1969, Mordenite
- 1900, Muscovite
- 1994, Namansilite, 1st
- 1999, Nambulite
- 1999, Natronambulite
- 1952, Neotocite
- 1999, Nesquehonite
- 1943, Nickelskutterudite, 3rd
- 1995, Noelbensonite, 1st
- 1952, Nontronite
- 2013, Pääkkönenite, Paakkonenite, 1st
- 1996, Palygorskite
- 1985, Paracoquimbite, 1st
- 2001, Pararsenolamprite, Type loc.
- 1954, Parasymplesite, Type loc.
- 1959, Pargasite
- 1999, Pearceite
- 1999, Pennantite
- 1941, Pentlandite
- 2010, Pharmacolite, 1st
- 1897, Pharmacosiderite, 1st
- 2010, Phaunouxite, 1st
- 1952, Phlogopite
- 2009, Picropharmacolite, 1st
- 1977, Piemontite
- 1948, Plagioclase series
- 1951, Polybasite
- 2007, Polydymite
- 2005, Potassic-ferro-sadanagaite
- 2005, Potassic-sadanagaite
- 1992, Potosíite, Potosiite, 1st
- 1893, Prehnite, 1st
- 1957, Proustite
- 1901, Pseudomalachite, 1st
- 1994, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1916, Pyrargyrite
- 1885, Pyrite
- 1999, Pyrochroite
- 1999, Pyrolusite
- 1891, Pyromorphite, 1st
- 1969, Pyrophanite
- 1969, Pyrophyllite
- 1937, Pyroxene
- 1875, Pyrrhotite
- 2010, Rauenthalite, 1st
- 1901, Realgar
- 1984, Retgersite, 2nd
- 1929, Rhodochrosite
- 1899, Rhodonite group
- 2002, rhomboclase, 1st
- 1999, Ribbeite
- 2010, Richterite, as K-richterite
- 1913, Riebeckite, 1st
- 1985, Römerite, Romerite, 3rd
- 1999, Rosasite, 2nd
- 1985, Rozenite
- 1952, Rutile
- 1999, Saponite
- 1932, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite
- 1996, Scarbroite, 1st
- 1895, Scheelite, 2nd
- 2001, Schneiderhöhnite, Schneiderhohnite, 1st
- 1932, Schorl
- 1898, Scorodite, Denied in 1916, and re-described in 1930.
- 1952, Selensulphur
- 1952, Sénarmontite, Senarmontite
- 1999, Sepiolite
- 1999, Sérandite, Serandite
- 1886, Serpentine, 1st
- 1875, Siderite
- 1991, Sillénite, Sillenite
- 1918, Sillimanite
- 1999, Silver
- 1985, Smectite group
- 1999, Smithsonite
- 1964, Spessartine
- 1891, Sphalerite
- 1918, Spinel, 2nd
- 1899, Stannite
- 1916, Stephanite
- 1976, Stevensite
- 1886, Stibnite
- 1983, Stilbite series
- 1955, Stilpnomelane
- 1994, Strakhovite, 1st
- 1865, Sulphur
- 1998, Sussexite
- 1948, Symplesite, 1st, Described as Vivianite in 1903.
- 1952, Talc
- 2012, Talmessite, 1st
- 1994, Tamarugite, 1st
- 1962, Tellurobismuthite
- 1952, Tenorite
- 1952, Tephroite
- 2009, Tetradymite
- 1892, Tetrahedrite series, 2nd
- 1999, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1895, Titanite, 2nd
- 1943, Topaz
- 1892, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1951, Tremolite
- 1952, Tridymite
- 1952, Tyrolite, 2nd
- 1999, Valleriite, The description in 1948 is corrected to Mackinawite.
- 2002, Vanadinite
- 1999, Varlamoffite, 2nd
- 1955, Vermiculite
- 1892, Vesuvianite, 1st
- 2021, Vikingite, 1st
- 1936, Vivianite, The description in 1903 is corrected to Symplesite in 1948.
- 1994, Voltaite
- 1966, Wairakite
- 2015, Wallkilldellite-(Fe), 1st
- 1994, Witherite
- 1958, Wittichenite
- 1938, Wolframite, Mostly Ferberite
- 1918, Wollastonite
- 2006, Woodhouseite
- 1940, Wurtzite
- 1957, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1954, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1989, Accretionary lapilli
- 1899, Obsidian
- 1891, Limonite
- 1999, Wad
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1969, Laterite
- 1941, Garnierite
- 1892, Stalactite, 1st
- 1974, Phosphorite, Guano
- 1951, Clay silicate
- 1895, Siliceous sinter
- 1895, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1961, Dendrite
- 1894, Silicified wood
- 1892, Diatomite
- 1894, Coal
- 1900, Peat
- 1950, Charcoal
- 1913, Petroleum