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Minerals reported from Okayama prefecture, Japan
- 385 mineral species (351 approved species, 33 varieties and groups), 18 geological substances
- First description in the world: 14 species.
- First description in Japan: 60 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Okayama 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 Okayama prefeture
- Previous works
- 9 species (8 approved species, a variety); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 22 species (20 approved species, 2 varieties and groups); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 142 species (128 approved species, 12 varieties and groups, 2 organic matters); Tadayuki Numano, Okayama Library 92 Minerals of Okayama, Nihon Bunkyou Shuppan Co., Ltd., Japan, 173p. (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)
- 1888, Actinolite
- 1986, Adamite
- 1934, Adularia
- 1973, Aegirine
- 1965, Afwillite, 1st
- 1961, Aikinite, 3rd
- 1920, Albite
- 1954, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1954, Allophane
- 1899, Almandine
- 1987, Altaite
- 1976, Alumohydrocalcite
- 1935, Alunite
- 1958, Alunogen
- 1892, Amphibole supergroup
- 1978, Analcime
- 2014, Anatase
- 1950, Andalusite
- 1980, Andesine
- 1965, Andradite
- 2003, Anglesite
- 1959, Annite
- 1973, Anorthite
- 1983, Anorthoclase
- 1963, Anthophyllite
- 1988, Antigorite
- 2010, Antlerite
- 1943, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1973, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1980, Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1975, Apophyllite-(NaF), Type loc.
- 1980, Aragonite
- 1894, Argentite
- 1888, Arsenopyrite
- 1952, Augite
- 1986, Aurichalcite
- 1956, Autunite
- 2002, Awaruite
- 1915, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1888, Azurite
- 1980, Babingtonite
- 1995, Baddeleyite, 2nd
- 2001, Baghdadite, 2nd
- 1994, Bakerite, 1st
- 2002, Banalsite, 2nd
- 1958, Baryte, Barite
- 1977, Basssanite, 1st
- 2003, Bayldonite, 3rd
- 1980, Beryl
- 1956, β-uranophane, 1st
- 2003, Beudantite
- 1973, Bicchulite, Type loc.
- 1920, Biotite series
- 1947, Bismite
- 1947, Bismuth
- 1916, Bismuthinite
- 1956, Bismutite
- 1985, Bismutohauchecornite, 1st
- 1957, Böhmite, Bohmite
- 1997, Borcarite, 1st
- 1900, Bornite
- 1993, Boulangerite
- 1960, Bournonite
- 1986, Brochantite
- 1964, Bronzite
- 1982, Brucite
- 1976, Bultfonteinite, 1st
- 1996, Cahnite
- 2012, Calciborite, 1st
- 1896, Calcite
- 2006, Caledonite, 6th
- 1995, Calzirtite, 1st
- 2012, Carminite
- 1969, Caryopilite
- 1955, Cassiterite
- 1947, Cerussite
- 1980, Chabazite series
- 1961, Chalcanthite
- 1952, Chalcocite
- 1875, Chalcopyrite
- 1954, Chamosite
- 2001, Charlesite, 1st
- 2020, Chiyokoite, Type loc.
- 1917, Chlorite group
- 1916, Chromite
- 1956, Chrysocolla
- 1980, Chrysotile
- 1947, Cinnabar
- 2001, Clinochlore
- 1980, Clinoferrosilite, 1st
- 1989, Clinotobermorite, 1st
- 1954, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1958, Cobaltite
- 1956, Coffinite, 2nd
- 1994, Colusite
- 2008, Conichalcite
- 1943, Copper
- 1963, Cordierite
- 1950, Corundum
- 1956, Covellite
- 1998, Crossite
- 1959, Cubanite
- 1933, Cummingtonite
- 1894, Cuprite
- 1959, Cuprosklodowskite, 1st
- 1965, Cuspidine, 1st
- 1998, Datolite
- 1987, Deweylite
- 1998, Diallage
- 1915, Diaspore, 1st
- 1965, Dickite
- 1980, Digenite
- 1945, Diopside
- 1950, Dolomite
- 2012, Duftite, 2nd
- 1978, Dumortierite
- 1956, Fayalite
- 2018, Fedorovskite, 1st
- 1892, Feldspar group
- 1958, Ferberite
- 1980, Ferrimolybdite
- 1994, Ferro-actinolite
- 1971, Ferrobustamite, 2nd, as Iron-wollastonite
- 1993, Ferro-edenite
- 1984, Ferro-glaucophane, 2nd
- 1994, Ferro-hornblende
- 1965, Ferro-pargasite
- 1980, Ferrosilite
- 1995, Fluorapatite
- 1904, Fluorite
- 1951, Forsterite
- 1976, Foshagite, 3rd
- 1995, Frolovite, 1st
- 1976, Fukalite, 1st
- 1875, Galena
- 1888, Garnet group
- 1973, Gehlenite, 2nd
- 1980, Gersdorffite
- 1936, Gibbsite
- 1980, Glaucodot
- 1970, Glaucophane
- 1980, Goethite
- 1955, Gold
- 1923, Graphite
- 1947, Greenockite
- 1916, Grossular
- 1959, Gypsum
- 1965, Halloysite-7Å
- 1950, Halloysite-10Å
- 1973, Hastingsite
- 2002, Heazlewoodite
- 1904, Hedenbergite
- 1987, Hedleyite
- 1896, Hematite
- 1960, Hemimorphite
- 1986, Henmilite, Type loc.
- 2022, Henrymeyerite, 1st
- 1951, Hercynite
- 1987, Hessite
- 1999, Hexahydroborite, 1st
- 1980, Hibschite, 3rd, as Hydrogarnet
- 1965, Hillebrandite, 1st
- 1974, Hisingerite
- 1901, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1959, Hyalite
- 1964, Hydrogrossular
- 1964, Hydroxystibioroméite, Hydroxystibioromeite, Stibiconite
- 1954, Hypersthene
- 2007, Ikunolite
- 1970, Illite series
- 1952, Ilmenite
- 1953, Ilvaite
- 1972, Imogolite
- 1967, Interstratified minerals
- 1983, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Montmorillonite)
- 1977, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1972, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite)
- 2003, Inyoite, 1st
- 2002, Itoigawaite, 2nd
- 2010, Jacquesdietrichite, 1st
- 1987, Jadeite
- 1958, Jamesonite
- 1989, Jennite, 2nd
- 1960, Johannsenite, 1st
- 1996, Johnbaumite, 1st
- 1960, Jordanite, 3rd
- 1987, Joséite, Joseite
- 2007, Joséite-B, Joseite-B
- 1992, Kaersutite
- 1952, Kämmererite, Kammererite
- 1935, Kaolinite
- 1959, Kasolite, 1st
- 1960, Kenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)
- 1980, Kësterite, Kesterite, 2nd
- 1973, Kilchoanite, 1st
- 2001, Kinoite
- 1956, Koechlinite, 1st
- 1996, Kosmochlor, 1st
- 1986, Köttigite, Kottigite, 1st
- 2007, Kupčíkite, Kupcikite, 1st
- 2016, Kurchatovite, 1st
- 1995, Kusachiite, Type loc.
- 1990, Kyanite
- 2022, Langite
- 1950, Laumontite
- 1970, Lawsonite
- 1986, Legrandite, 2nd
- 1949, Lepidolite series
- 1976, Liebigite
- 1947, Linarite
- 1985, Lizardite
- 1957, Löllingite, Lollingite
- 1959, Mackinawite, as Valleriite
- 2004, Magnesiochromite
- 1980, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1974, Magnesite
- 1888, Magnetite
- 1924, Malachite
- 1967, Malayaite, 1st
- 1980, Manganbabingtonite, 1st
- 1954, Marcasite
- 1969, Mawsonite
- 1875, Melanterite, 1st
- 1987, Melonite, 2nd
- 1993, Meneghinite
- 1953, Mercury
- 1957, Meta-autunite, 1st
- 1956, Metacinnabar
- 1973, Metaschoepite, 2nd
- 1955, Metazeunerite, 1st, as Zeunerite
- 1949, Microcline
- 1976, Miharaite, Type loc.
- 1987, Millerite
- 2003, Mimetite
- 1958, Mirabilite
- 1916, Molybdenite
- 1956, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1959, Montmorillonite
- 1995, Morimotoite, Type loc.
- 1900, Muscovite
- 1965, Nacrite
- 1970, Natrolite
- 1964, Nepheline, 3rd
- 1969, Nickeline
- 1994, Nifontovite, 1st
- 1957, Ningyoite, Type loc.
- 2005, Numanoite, Type loc.
- 1998, Okayamalite, Type loc.
- 1950, Oligoclase
- 2012, Olivenite
- 1994, Olshanskyite, 1st
- 1996, Omphacite
- 1949, Orthoclase
- 1980, Oyelite, Type loc.
- 1961, Paraguanajuatite, 1st
- 1997, Parasibirskite, 1st
- 1952, Pargasite
- 1987, Parkerite
- 1980, Pavonite
- 1978, Pectolite
- 1982, Pentahydroborite, 1st
- 2002, Pentlandite
- 1973, Perovskite, 2nd
- 1986, Pharmacosiderite
- 1984, Phengite series
- 1966, Phillipsite-Ca
- 1980, Phlogopite
- 1976, Phosphuranylite
- 1964, Pigeonite
- 1950, Plagioclase series
- 1992, Plombièrite, Plombierite, 2nd
- 2012, Plumbogummite
- 1962, Powellite, 2nd
- 1954, Prehnite
- 2015, Priceite, 1st
- 2002, Proto-anthophyllite, 1st
- 1961, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1875, Pyrite
- 1947, Pyromorphite
- 1875, Pyrophyllite, 1st
- 1894, Pyroxene
- 1875, Pyrrhotite
- 1973, Rankinite, 2nd
- 1997, Rectorite
- 1964, Rhodonite group
- 2001, Richterite
- 2012, Rosasite
- 2012, Roweite, 1st
- 1993, Rucklidgeite, 1st
- 1959, Rutile
- 2022, Sauconite, 6th
- 1965, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite
- 1965, Scawtite, 1st
- 1945, Scheelite
- 1963, Schoepite, 1st
- 1954, Schorl
- 1973, Schorlomite, 2nd
- 1961, Scorodite
- 2012, Segnitite
- 1919, Serpentine
- 2022, Serpierite
- 2022, Shandite, 2nd
- 2011, Shimazakiite, Type loc.
- 1997, Sibirskite
- 1875, Siderite
- 1987, Siegenite
- 1991, Sillénite, Sillenite
- 1978, Sillimanite
- 1916, Silver
- 2022, Slawsonite, 10th
- 1980, Smithsonite
- 1969, Spessartine
- 1888, Sphalerite
- 1951, Spinel
- 1973, Spurrite, 2nd
- 1955, Stannite
- 1966, Stannoidite, Type loc.
- 1960, Stibnite
- 1978, Stilbite series
- 1970, Stilpnomelane
- 2001, Stringhamite, 1st
- 1972, Stromeyerite
- 1987, Stronalsite
- 1964, Sudoite
- 1905, Sulphur
- 1958, Szomolnokite, 1st
- 2021, Tacharanite, 8th
- 1995, Takedaite, Type loc.
- 1900, Talc
- 2022, Tausonite, 3rd
- 1969, Tellurobismuthite
- 1987, Tennantite series
- 1956, Tenorite
- 1960, Tetrahedrite series
- 1991, Thaumasite
- 1987, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1973, Tilleyite, 2nd
- 1964, Titanaugite
- 1950, Titanite
- 1973, Tobermorite
- 1964, Todorokite
- 1949, Topaz
- 1959, Torbernite
- 2022, Törnebohmite-(Ce), Tornebohmite-(Ce), 1st
- 1951, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1961, Tremolite
- 1994, Tschermakite
- 1917, Tungstite, 3rd
- 1997, Tyrolite
- 1959, Tyuyamunite, 1st
- 1989, Wavellite
- 2022, Willemite, 4th
- 2004, Winchite
- 1955, Wittichenite
- 1917, Wolframite, Mostly Ferberite
- 1918, Wollastonite
- 1978, Wollastonite-7A, 1st
- 1945, Wulfenite
- 2008, Zálesíite, Zalesiite, 1st
- 1951, Zeolite family
- 1976, Zeophyllite, 1st
- 1955, Zeunerite, Corrected to Metazeunerite in 1955.
- 1949, Zinnwaldite series
- 1961, Zippeite, 1st
- 1950, Zircon
- 1954, Zoisite
- 1982, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1982, Accretionary lapilli
- 2001, Oolite
- 1978, Orthoquartzite
- 1954, Bauxite, 3rd
- 1895, Limonite
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1900, Stalactite
- 1896, Soapstone, 2nd
- 1923, Clay silicate, Œ]Ž_”’“y
- 1983, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1980, Calcareous sinter (Tufa)
- 1980, Silicified wood
- 1923, Diatomite
- 1980, Amber
- 1897, Coal
- 1973, Peat