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Minerals reported from Shiga prefecture, Japan
- 223 mineral species (198 approved species, 25 varieties and groups), 10 geological substances
- First description in the world: 2 species.
- First description in Japan: 16 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Shiga 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 Shiga prefeture
- Previous works
- 15 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 17 approved species; Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 122 species (102 approved species, 20 varieties and groups); Kazunobu Tusji, List of minerals in Shiga prefecture, Chigaku Kenkyu, vol.19, no.1, pp.13-21 and vol.19, no.5, pp.165-168 (1968)
- 157 species (149 approved species, 7 varieties and groups, an organic matter); Hisashi Okada, List of minerals in Shiga prefecture, Hashimoto Printing, 70p. (1978)
- 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)
- 1949, Actinolite
- 1949, Adularia
- 2002, Akhtenskite, 1st
- 1949, Alabandite
- 1895, Albite, 1st
- 1896, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1949, Alleghanyite
- 1985, Allophane
- 1899, Almandine
- 1957, Amesite, 3rd
- 1895, Amphibole supergroup
- 1968, Analcime
- 1978, Anatase
- 1968, Andalusite
- 1960, Andradite
- 1985, Anglesite
- 1898, Annite, 1st, as Lepidomelane
- 1978, Anorthite
- 1962, Anorthoclase
- 1949, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1901, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1985, Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1969, Apophyllite(KOH)
- 1985, Aragonite
- 1949, Arsenopyrite
- 1967, Augite
- 1978, Aurichalcite
- 1978, Autunite
- 1968, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1985, Azurite
- 1949, Baryte, Barite
- 1960, Beidellite, 2nd
- 1978, Bertrandite, 3rd
- 1895, Beryl
- 1894, Biotite series
- 1968, Birnessite
- 1961, Bismuth
- 1985, Bismutite
- 1950, Bornite
- 2016, Boulangerite
- 1952, Braunite
- 1962, Britholite-(Y), 3rd, as Abukumalite
- 1968, Brochantite
- 2002, Brookite
- 1978, Brucite
- 1961, Bustamite
- 1893, Calcite
- 1949, Caryopilite, 3rd
- 1905, Cassiterite
- 1978, Cerussite
- 1934, Chabazite series
- 1949, Chalcedony
- 1918, Chalcopyrite
- 1949, Chlorite group
- 1968, Chrysocolla
- 2008, Churchite-(Y)
- 1941, Cinnabar
- 1969, Clinochlore
- 1949, Clino-ferro-suenoite, as Dannemorite
- 1978, Clinohumite
- 1977, Clino-suenoite, as Mangano-cummingtonite
- 1978, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 2009, Cobaltite
- 1942, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1968, Copper
- 1897, Cordierite
- 1985, Corkite, 2nd
- 2002, Corundum
- 1978, Covellite
- 1965, Cryptomelane
- 1953, Cubanite
- 1956, Cuprite
- 1934, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 2002, Gageite
- 1949, Galaxite, 2nd
- 1878, Galena
- 1967, Ganophyllite
- 1885, Garnet group
- 1985, Goethite
- 1943, Gold
- 1902, Graphite
- 1978, Greenalite
- 1906, Greenockite, 2nd
- 1941, Grossular
- 1961, Grunerite
- 1978, Gypsum
- 1968, Halloysite-7Å
- 1972, Halloysite-10Å
- 1944, Hausmannite, 1st
- 2006, Hawleyite, 3rd
- 1904, Hedenbergite
- 1961, Helvine
- 1954, Hematite
- 1978, Hemimorphite
- 1978, Hercynite
- 1935, Heulandite series
- 1989, Hingganite-(Y), 2nd
- 1968, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1932, Hyalite
- 1969, Hyalophane
- 2009, Hydrowoodwardite, 2nd
- 1978, Hydrozincite
- 1910, Hypersthene
- 1978, Labradorite
- 1978, Langite, 2nd
- 1934, Laumontite
- 1897, Lepidolite series, Corrected to Zinnwaldite.
- 2014, Leucophoenicite
- 1989, Libethenite, 1st, The description in 1901 was corrected to Veszelyite.
- 1978, Linarite
- 2014, Lithiophorite
- 1895, Magnetite
- 1956, Malachite
- 1952, Manganite
- 1940, Manganoan calcite
- 1940, Manganosite
- 1952, Marcasite
- 1974, Masutomilite, Type loc.
- 1947, Melanterite
- 1968, Metacinnabar
- 1955, Microcline
- 1915, Molybdenite
- 2021, Molybdite, 2nd
- 1899, Monazite-(Ce), 1st
- 1968, Montmorillonite
- 1895, Muscovite
- 1989, Parascholzite, 1st
- 1986, Petersite-(Y), 1st
- 1933, Phlogopite
- 1898, Plagioclase series
- 1961, Polycrase-(Y)
- 1903, Prehnite, 3rd
- 1939, Protolitionite
- 1985, Pseudomalachite
- 1894, Pyrite
- 1949, Pyrochroite, 2nd
- 1949, Pyrolusite
- 1978, Pyromorphite
- 1964, Pyrophanite
- 1902, Pyroxene
- 1963, Pyroxmangite
- 1875, Pyrrhotite, 1st
- 1939, Samarskite-(Y)
- 1963, Saponite
- 1978, Scheelite
- 1885, Schorl, 1st
- 2011, Schulenbergite
- 1973, Scorzalite, 2nd
- 1978, Sekaninaite
- 1977, Sepiolite
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1985, Serpierite
- 1985, Shigaite, Type loc.
- 1932, Siderite
- 1955, Silver
- 1978, Smithsonite
- 1978, Soddyite, 1st
- 1962, Sonolite
- 1949, Spessartine
- 1900, Sphalerite
- 1955, Stibnite
- 1934, Stilbite series
- 1980, Sussexite
- 1923, Talc
- 1949, Tephroite
- 1956, Tetrahedrite series
- 1934, Thomsonite-Ca
- 2005, Thorite
- 1978, Thorogummite
- 1978, Titanite
- 1969, Todorokite
- 1877, Topaz, 1st
- 1885, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1941, Tremolite
- 1966, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1916, Limonite
- 1960, Wad
- 1968, Stalactite
- 1980, Calcareous sinter (Tufa)
- 1932, Dendrite
- 1978, Amber
- 1932, Coal
- 1900, Peat