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Minerals reported from Tokyo metropolis, Japan
- 185 mineral species (156 approved species, 29 varieties and groups), 15 geological substances
- First description in the world: 2 species.
- First description in Japan: 25 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Tokyo metropolis 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 Tokyo metropolis
- Previous works
- 11 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 15 species (10 approved species, 4 varieties and groups, an organic matter); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 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)
- 2011, Actinolite
- 1985, Aegirine
- 1893, Agate
- 1903, Albite
- 1980, Alleghanyite
- 2003, Almandine
- 1907, Alum-(K)
- 1968, Alum-(Na), 1st
- 1968, Alunite
- 1967, Alunogen
- 1956, Amphibole supergroup
- 1897, Analcime, 2nd
- 1951, Anatase
- 1901, Andesine, 2nd
- 1999, Andradite
- 1951, Anhydrite
- 1879, Anorthite, 1st
- 1948, Anorthoclase
- 1907, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1893, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1893, Apophyllite(KOH), 1st
- 1967, Aragonite
- 1967, Atacamite
- 1901, Augite
- 1985, Banalsite, 1st
- 1969, Baryte, Barite
- 2003, Bementite
- 2007, Benitoite, 3rd
- 1903, Biotite series
- 1982, Birnessite
- 1994, Brass, 1st
- 1951, Braunite
- 2005, Brochantite
- 1889, Bronzite
- 1920, Bytownite
- 1893, Calcite
- 1973, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 2011, Celadonite
- 1977, Celsian
- 1941, Chabazite series
- 1900, Chalcedony
- 1901, Chalcopyrite
- 1956, Chlorite group
- 1979, Chromite
- 1982, Cinnabar
- 1979, Clinoenstatite
- 1981, Clinoptilolite series
- 1896, Copper
- 1994, Covellite
- 1947, Cristobalite
- 2003, Crossite
- 1977, Cryptomelane
- 1997, Cummingtonite
- 1965, Cuprite
- 1970, Cymrite, 1st
- 2023, Cyprine, 1st
- 1991, Edingtonite, 1st
- 2000, Eggletonite, 1st
- 1994, Electrum
- 1903, Enstatite, 1st
- 2003, Epidote
- 1941, Epistilbite
- 1976, Erionite series
- 1951, Halite
- 1951, Halloysite-7Å
- 1967, Halotrichite
- 1951, Harmotome, 3rd
- 1973, Hausmannite
- 1982, Hematite
- 1997, Hercynite
- 1831, Heulandite series, 1st
- 1903, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1985, Hyalophane
- 1985, Hydrogrossular
- 1893, Hydroxylapatite, 1st
- 1901, Hypersthene
- 1901, Magnetite
- 1994, Manganite
- 1977, Manganoan calcite
- 1980, Manganosite
- 1901, Marcasite
- 1990, Marsturite, 1st
- 1967, Mascagnite, 1st
- 1968, Melanterite
- 2003, Melilite series, 2nd, Doubtful
- 1963, Molysite
- 1966, Montmorillonite
- 1979, Mordenite
- 1980, Muscovite
- 2021, Palenzonaite, 2nd
- 1961, Palygorskite
- 2008, Paratacamite
- 2003, Pectolite
- 1976, Phillipsite-Ca
- 2008, Phlogopite
- 1977, Piemontite
- 1986, Piemontite-(Sr), 1st
- 1988, Pigeonite
- 1902, Plagioclase series
- 2003, Prehnite
- 2003, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1895, Pyrite
- 1982, Pyrochroite
- 1977, Pyrolusite
- 1901, Pyroxene
- 1974, Pyroxmangite
- 2012, Pyrrhotite
- 1963, Salammoniac
- 1877, Sanidine, 1st
- 1983, Saponite
- 1974, Sepiolite
- 1985, Sérandite, Serandite
- 1989, Serpentine
- 1897, Siderite
- 1993, Siegenite
- 1984, Smectite group
- 2003, Sonolite
- 1973, Spessartine
- 1994, Sphalerite
- 1977, Spinel
- 1893, Stilbite series, 1st
- 1977, Strontianite, 2nd
- 1891, Sulphur
- 1980, Sussexite
- 1951, Sylvite, 1st
- 1976, Talc
- 2000, Tamaite, Type loc.
- 1967, Tenorite
- 1973, Tephroite
- 1994, Tetrahedrite series
- 1941, Thomsonite-Ca
- 2003, Titanite
- 2004, Tokyoite, Type loc.
- 1910, Tridymite
- 1997, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1914, Accretionary lapilli
- 1901, Cannonball bomb, 1st
- 1908, Pele's hair, 1st
- 1901, Obsidian
- 1949, Potash-liparite
- 1997, Oolite
- 1904, Limonite
- 1896, Stalactite
- 1902, Phosphorite, Guano
- 1997, Amber
- 1896, Coal
- 1899, Peat
- 1903, Charcoal