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Minerals reported from Yamagata prefecture, Japan
- 238 mineral species (201 approved species, 37 varieties and groups), 48 geological substances
- First description in the world: 0 species.
- First description in Japan: 23 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Yamagata 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 Yamagata prefeture
- Previous works
- 3 approved species; Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- ? (Tohoku region); Ryohei Katayama, Minerals of 6 prefectures in Tohoku region (1912)
- 14 species (13 approved species, a variety); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- approximately 140 species (Tohoku region); Ryohei Katayama, Minerals of Tohoku region, Kogyososyo, no.3, Sendai Komusho (1916)
- 458 species (Tohoku region); Matsuo Nanbu and Katsutoshi Tanida, Journal of mineralogy, petrology and economic geology, special issue, no.2, pp.123-132 (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)
- 1937, Acanthite
- 1967, Adularia
- 1984, Agate
- 1938, Aikinite, 2nd
- 1939, Alabandite
- 1939, Albite
- 1960, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1972, Almandine
- 1944, Alunite
- 1955, Amphibole supergroup
- 1933, Analcime
- 1987, Anatase
- 2001, Andalusite
- 1955, Andesine
- 1907, Anglesite
- 1955, Anhydrite
- 1953, Ankerite
- 1960, Annite
- 2010, Anorthite
- 1955, Anorthoclase
- 1961, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1972, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1916, Aragonite
- 1980, Aramayoite, 1st
- 1907, Argentite
- 1893, Arsenopyrite
- 1973, Atacamite, 2nd
- 1904, Augite
- 1937, Azurite
- 1907, Baryte, Barite
- 1971, Betekhtinite, 1st
- 1938, Biotite series
- 1960, Birnessite
- 1980, Bismite
- 1962, Bismuth
- 1955, Bismuthinite
- 1961, Bismutite
- 1875, Bornite, 1st
- 1938, Bournonite, 3rd
- 1992, Bronzite
- 2014, Brookite
- 1959, Bustamite
- 1951, Bytownite
- 1900, Calcite
- 1994, Canfieldite
- 2014, Cannizzarite
- 1961, Celadonite
- 1947, Cerussite
- 1994, Cesàrolite, Cesarolite, 1st
- 1951, Chalcanthite
- 1897, Chalcedony
- 1896, Chalcocite
- 1991, Chalcophanite
- 1896, Chalcopyrite
- 1989, Chamosite
- 1911, Chlorite group
- 2011, Chromite
- 2011, Chrysocolla
- 1966, Clinochlore
- 1961, Clinoptilolite series
- 1964, Clinoptilolite-K, 1st
- 1964, Clinoptilolite-Na, 1st
- 1892, Copper
- 1974, Cordierite
- 1991, Coronadite, 3rd
- 1958, Corundum
- 2010, Cosalite
- 1937, Covellite
- 1991, Crednerite, 3rd
- 1961, Cristobalite
- 1937, Cuprite
- 2012, Cuprobismutite, 2nd
- 2012, Cupromakovickyite, 1st
- 1894, Galena
- 2010, Galenobismutite
- 1907, Garnet group
- 1933, Glauconite series
- 1952, Goethite
- 1893, Gold
- 1960, Greenockite
- 1916, Grossular
- 1900, Gypsum
- 1962, Gyrolite, 1st
- 1949, Halloysite-7Å
- 2010, Hammarite, 1st
- 1892, Hematite
- 2012, Hessite
- 1965, Heulandite series
- 2012, Hodrušite, Hodrusite, 1st
- 1991, Hollandite
- 1963, Hornblende series
- 1999, Huangite
- 1955, Hypersthene
- 1961, Idaite
- 1963, Illite series
- 1955, Ilmenite
- 1969, Inesite
- 1965, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Montmorillonite)
- 1977, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Saponite)
- 1986, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Smectite)
- 1996, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Smectite)
- 1974, Interstratified minerals (Kaolin/Montmorillonite)
- 1977, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Montmorillonite)
- 1981, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1955, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite), 1st
- 1907, Magnetite
- 2012, Makovickyite, 1st
- 1907, Malachite
- 1965, Manganite
- 1904, Manganoan calcite
- 1925, Marcasite
- 1994, Marokite, 1st
- 1971, Matildite
- 1977, Melanterite
- 1960, Metazeunerite
- 1990, Miargyrite
- 1976, Microcline
- 2010, Miharaite, 3rd
- 1999, Minamiite
- 1932, Molybdenite
- 1930, Montmorillonite, 1st
- 1963, Mordenite
- 1937, Muscovite
- 2012, Padĕraite, Paderaite
- 2017, Pearceite
- 1972, Pectolite
- 2010, Pekoite, 1st
- 2011, Pentlandite
- 1957, Pigeonite
- 1937, Plagioclase series
- 1900, Platinum
- 1937, Polybasite
- 1963, Prehnite
- 1990, Proustite
- 1947, Pyrargyrite
- 1875, Pyrite
- 1960, Pyrolusite
- 1916, Pyromorphite
- 1942, Pyrophyllite
- 1954, Pyroxene
- 1962, Pyrrhotite
- 1996, Sanidine
- 1954, Saponite
- 1960, Schorl
- 1984, Serpentine
- 1939, Siderite
- 2001, Sillimanite
- 1896, Silver
- 1986, Smectite group
- 1896, Sphalerite
- 1982, Spinel
- 1956, Stannite
- 1962, Stevensite, 1st
- 1913, Stibnite
- 1976, Stilbite series
- 1969, Stromeyerite
- 1892, Sulphur
- 2010, Tellurobismuthite
- 1961, Tennantite series
- 1907, Tenorite
- 1961, Tetradymite
- 1937, Tetrahedrite series
- 1972, Thaumasite, 1st
- 1969, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1960, Thorogummite
- 1961, Titanite
- 1991, Todorokite
- 1958, Topaz
- 1960, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 2011, Tremolite
- 1954, Tridymite
- 1969, Truscottite
- 2010, Tsumoite
- 1984, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1913, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1914, Accretionary lapilli
- 1942, Obsidian
- 1955, Perlite
- 1892, Limonite
- 1900, Stalactite
- 1984, Phosphorite, Guano
- 1923, Clay silicate
- 1947, Silica gel
- 1916, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1925, Silicified wood
- 1911, Diatomite
- 1885, Coal
- 1900, Peat
- 1896, Petroleum
- 1911, Asphalt