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Minerals reported from Wakayama prefecture, Japan
- 161 mineral species (140 approved species, 21 varieties and groups), 10 geological substances
- First description in the world: 0 species.
- First description in Japan: 12 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Wakayama 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 Wakayama prefeture
- Previous works
- An approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 5 approved species; Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- 51 species (45 approved species, 6 varieties and groups); Hidero Tsuda, List of minerals of Wakayama prefecture, Chigaku Kenkyu, vol.6, no.3, pp.143-145 (1953)
- 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
- 1960, Aegirine
- 2010, Aegirine-augite
- 1936, Albite
- 1994, Allanite-(Ce)
- 2004, Alloclasite
- 2002, Almandine
- 1947, Amphibole supergroup
- 1962, Analcime
- 1953, Andalusite
- 1967, Andesine
- 2008, Andradite
- 2015, Anglesite
- 2004, Anorthoclase
- 1936, Antigorite
- 1956, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1953, Aragonite
- 1942, Arsenopyrite
- 2007, Atacamite
- 1936, Augite
- 2007, Baryte, Barite
- 1997, Barroisite
- 1947, Bastite
- 1936, Biotite series
- 2008, Bismuth
- 1942, Bornite
- 2015, Botallackite, 2nd
- 1969, Braunite
- 2002, Brochantite
- 1980, Brucite
- 1900, Calcite
- 1969, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 2015, Cerussite
- 1953, Chalcedony
- 1953, Chalcocite
- 1889, Chalcopyrite
- 1932, Chlorite group
- 1900, Chromite
- 1936, Chrysotile
- 1944, Cinnabar
- 1936, Clinochlore
- 1982, Clinohumite
- 1962, Clinoptilolite series
- 1956, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1942, Cobaltite
- 1953, Copiapite, 1st
- 1947, Copper
- 1953, Cordierite
- 1953, Corundum
- 1990, Crossite
- 2015, Cumengeite, 1st
- 1947, Cummingtonite
- 1901, Cuprite
- 1930, Galena
- 1901, Garnet group
- 1947, Gersdorffite
- 1942, Glaucodot, 2nd
- 1924, Glaucophane
- 2007, Goethite
- 1955, Gold
- 1892, Graphite
- 1909, Gypsum
- 2011, Halite
- 1984, Halloysite-7Å
- 1985, Hausmannite
- 1889, Hematite
- 2015, Herbertsmithite, 1st
- 1962, Hisingerite, as Canbyite
- 1936, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1981, Hydroandradite
- 1981, Hydrogrossular
- 1947, Hypersthene
- 2002, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1960, Magnesio-riebeckite
- 1980, Magnesite
- 1942, Magnetite
- 1918, Malachite
- 1990, Mangano-cummingtonite, as Tirodite
- 1967, Marcasite
- 2002, Mcalpineite, 1st
- 1901, Melanterite
- 1953, Metacinnabar
- 1960, Microcline
- 1967, Montmorillonite
- 1967, Mordenite
- 1942, Muscovite
- 1997, Paratacamite, 2nd
- 1960, Phengite series, 1st
- 2015, Phosgenite, 1st
- 2015, Pickeringite
- 1910, Piemontite
- 1976, Pigeonite
- 1958, Plagioclase series
- 2015, Plumbonacrite, 2nd
- 2021, Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite, 1st
- 1935, Prehnite
- 2002, Pseudomalachite
- 2008, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1875, Pyrite
- 2011, Pyrophanite
- 1981, Pyroxene
- 2007, Pyroxmangite
- 1937, Pyrrhotite
- 1932, Sanidine
- 2008, Saponite
- 1942, Schorl
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1953, Siderite
- 2011, Sideronatrite, 1st
- 1953, Sillimanite
- 1955, Silver
- 2008, Smectite group
- 1990, Spessartine
- 1930, Sphalerite
- 1953, Spinel
- 1901, Stibnite
- 1967, Stilbite series
- 1953, Stilpnomelane
- 1967, Orthoquartzite, 1st
- 1996, Limonite
- 1918, Asbestos
- 1900, Stalactite
- 2007, Umber
- 1969, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1901, Silicified wood
- 1953, Diatomite