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Minerals reported from Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
- 437 mineral species (389 approved species, 48 varieties and groups), 24 geological substances
- First description in the world: 3 species.
- First description in Japan: 39 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi prefeture
- Previous works
- 23 species (22 approved species, a variety); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 43 species (41 approved species, 2 varieties and groups); Kotora Jimbo, Nobuyo Fukuchi, and Tozo Takimoto, Nihon kobutsu-shi, 2nd ed., Japan, 357p. (1916)
- ?; Eitaro Takahashi, List of mineral species in Yamaguchi prefecture, Science Report of the Yamaguchi University, vol.2, pp.73-86 (1951)
- 265 species (224 approved species, 39 varieties and groups, 2 organic matters); Goro Shibuya, List of mineral species in Yamaguchi prefecture, Geology of Yamaguchi prefecture, Yamaguchi Museum, pp.234-240 (1975)
- 435 species (326 approved species, 107 varieties and groups, 2 organic matters); Goro Shibuya, List of mineral species in Yamaguchi prefecture, Yamaguchiken Kobutsu-shi, 209p. (1991)
- 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)
- 2016, Abuite, Type loc.
- 1888, Actinolite
- 1953, Adamite, 3rd
- 1901, Adularia, 2nd
- 1918, Aegirine, 2nd
- 1918, Aegirine-augite
- 2007, Agardite-(Y)
- 1939, Agate
- 1969, Aikinite
- 1991, Akaganeite, 2nd
- 1952, Alabandite
- 1898, Albite
- 1930, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1955, Alleghanyite
- 1949, Allophane, 3rd
- 1955, Almandine
- 1958, Alunite
- 1957, Amesite, 3rd
- 1889, Amphibole supergroup, 1st
- 1917, Analcime
- 1991, Anatase
- 1916, Andalusite
- 1959, Andesine
- 1901, Andradite, 3rd
- 1991, Anglesite
- 1975, Ankerite
- 1948, Annite
- 1933, Anorthite
- 1931, Anorthoclase
- 1979, Anthophyllite
- 1961, Antigorite
- 1917, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1920, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1991, Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1899, Aragonite
- 1900, Argentite
- 1991, Arsenic
- 1894, Arsenopyrite
- 1986, Atacamite
- 1977, Augelite, 1st
- 1907, Augite
- 1913, Aurichalcite, 1st
- 2017, Austinite, 1st
- 1935, Autunite
- 1955, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1952, Axinite-(Mn)
- 1901, Azurite
- 1975, Babingtonite, 3rd
- 1955, Baryte, Barite
- 1975, Barroisite
- 1954, Bastite
- 2019, Bayldonite, 5th
- 1982, Berthierine
- 1959, Beryl
- 1970, β-uranophane
- 1900, Biotite series
- 1988, Birnessite
- 1904, Bismuth
- 1904, Bismuthinite, 3rd
- 1957, Bismutite
- 1991, Böhmite, Bohmite
- 1889, Bornite
- 1991, Braunite
- 1961, Bravoite
- 1978, Breithauptite
- 1960, Bronzite
- 1991, BruciteÎ
- 1991, Brugnatellite
- 1974, Brushite
- 1977, Bustamite
- 1991, Bytownite
- 1977, Calaverite
- 1888, Calcite
- 1991, Canfieldite
- 1981, Cannizzarite, 2nd
- 2019, Carbonatecyanotrichite, 5th
- 1998, Carminite, 3rd
- 1961, Caryopilite, as Bementite
- 1876, Cassiterite, 2nd
- 1991, Celadonite
- 1991, Celsian
- 1947, Cerussite
- 1922, Chabazite series
- 2013, Chabazite-Ca
- 1985, Chabazite-Na, Herschelite
- 1932, Chalcanthite
- 1939, Chalcedony
- 2019, Chalcoalumite, 4th
- 1926, Chalcocite
- 1916, Chalcophyllite, 1st
- 1876, Chalcopyrite
- 1970, Chamosite
- 1991, Chenevixite, 2nd
- 1905, Chlorite group
- 1948, Chromite
- 1901, Chrysocolla
- 1948, Chrysotile
- 1991, Churchite-(Y), as Weinschenkite
- 1961, Cinnabar
- 1969, Clinochlore, as Ripidolite
- 1949, Clinoclase, 2nd
- 1991, Clinohumite
- 1975, Clinoptilolite series
- 1954, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1908, Cobaltite, 1st
- 1957, Coffinite
- 1977, Coloradoite, 1st
- 1931, Columbite-(Fe)
- 1953, Conichalcite, 1st
- 1892, Copper
- 1931, Cordierite
- 1991, Cornwallite, 1st
- 1950, Corundum
- 1981, Cosalite
- 1932, Covellite
- 2016, Crandallite
- 1975, Crednerite, 1st
- 1975, Cristobalite
- 1975, Crossite
- 1975, Cryptomelane
- 1949, Cubanite
- 1971, Cummingtonite
- 1912, Cuprite
- 1900, Cuprotungstite, 1st
- 2019, Cyanotrichite, 3rd
- 1991, Danalite
- 1975, Datolite
- 1959, Descloizite, 2nd
- 1999, Destinezite, 1st
- 1991, Devilline, 3rd
- 1975, Deweylite
- 1999, Diadochite, 1st
- 1950, Diaspore
- 1972, Dickite
- 1978, Digenite
- 1909, Diopside
- 1941, Dolomite
- 1991, Dravite
- 1975, Dumortierite
- 1975, Edenite
- 1977, Electrum
- 1911, Emplectite
- 1907, Enstatite, 2nd
- 1888, Epidote, 1st
- 2006, Epistilbite
- 1991, Epsomite
- 1972, Erionite series
- 1909, Erythrite, 2nd
- 2019, Eulytine, 8th
- 1975, Fayalite
- 1918, Feldspar group
- 1939, Ferberite
- 1930, Fergusonite-(Y)
- 1982, Ferro-actinolite
- 1974, Ferrobustamite
- 1964, Ferro-edenite, 2nd
- 1948, Ferro-hornblende
- 1975, Ferro-pargasite
- 1964, Ferro-richterite, 1st
- 1943, Ferrosaponite
- 2003, Feruvite, 2nd
- 2015, Fletcherite, 1st
- 1997, Florencite-(Ce)
- 1904, Fluorite
- 1903, Forsterite
- 2018, Fraipontite, 1st
- 1971, Fuchsite
- 1933, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 1961, Galaxite
- 1876, Galena
- 1981, Galenobismutite, 2nd
- 1991, Ganophyllite
- 1888, Garnet group
- 1985, Garronite
- 1991, Gedrite
- 1991, Geikielite
- 1975, Gersdorffite
- 1991, Gibbsite
- 1991, Gismondine
- 1991, Glauconite series
- 1958, Glaucophane
- 1978, Godlevskite, 1st
- 1958, Goethite
- 1966, Gold
- 1975, Gonnardite, 2nd
- 1998, Gorceixite, 1st
- 1998, Goyazite, 2nd
- 1892, Graphite
- 1906, Greenockite, 3rd
- 1975, Greigite
- 1891, Grossular, 1st
- 1991, Gustavite
- 1903, Gypsum
- 1991, Halite
- 1950, Halloysite-7Å
- 1991, Hastingsite
- 1952, Hausmannite
- 1978, Heazlewoodite
- 1904, Hedenbergite
- 1991, Hedleyite
- 1975, Helvine
- 1900, Hematite
- 1975, Hemimorphite
- 1975, Hercynite
- 1981, Hessite
- 1970, Heterogenite, as Asbolite in 1947.
- 1974, Heulandite series
- 2013, Heulandite-Ca
- 1951, Hisingerite
- 1929, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1955, Hübnerite, Hubnerite
- 1947, Hyalite
- 2005, Hydrokenoelsmoreite, Ferritungstite
- 1991, Hydromagnesite
- 1977, Hydroxylapatite
- 1991, Hydroxylellestadite, 2nd
- 1950, Hydroxystibioroméite, Hydroxystibioromeite, Stibiconite
- 1952, Hydrozincite
- 1907, Hypersthene
- 1991, Ikunolite
- 1958, Illite series
- 1902, Ilmenite
- 1894, Ilvaite, 3rd
- 1954, Interstratified minerals
- 1969, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Montmorillonite)
- 2005, Interstratified minerals (Chlorite/Smectite)
- 2005, Interstratified minerals (Illite/Smectite)
- 1975, Interstratified minerals (Kaolinite/Sericite)
- 1977, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Montmorillonite)
- 1991, Interstratified minerals (Mica/Smectite)
- 1975, Interstratified minerals (Sericite/Montmorillonite)
- 2010, Isocubanite, 2nd
- 1907, Labradorite
- 1980, Laitakarite, 3rd
- 1975, Laumontite
- 1958, Lepidocrocite
- 1939, Lepidolite series
- 1975, Leucoxene
- 1974, Lévyne series, Levyne series, 2nd
- 2013, Lévyne-Ca
- 1975, Lillianite, 2nd
- 1947, Linarite
- 1943, Linnaeite, 3rd
- 1947, Lithiophorite
- 1963, Lizardite
- 1975, Löllingite, Lollingite
- 1973, Mackinawite, as Valleriite in 1964.
- 1957, Maghemite
- 2012, Magnesioferrite
- 1950, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1941, Magnesite
- 1888, Magnetite
- 1901, Malachite
- 1969, Malayaite
- 1961, Manganoan calcite
- 1953, Mangano-cummingtonite, 2nd
- 1947, Mangano-grunerite, 2nd, as Dannemorite
- 1953, Manganosite
- 1932, Marcasite
- 1991, Margarite
- 1980, Matildite
- 1978, Maucherite, 1st
- 1971, Mawsonite
- 1991, Melanterite
- 1991, Mesolite
- 1962, Meta-autunite, 3rd
- 1975, Metatorbernite
- 1956, Microcline
- 1938, Millerite, 2nd
- 2019, Mimetite
- 1991, Minyulite, 1st
- 2015, Mixite, 3rd
- 1900, Molybdenite
- 1934, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1953, Montmorillonite
- 1991, Mordenite
- 1959, Mottramite, 1st
- 1900, Muscovite
- 1962, Nacrite
- 2004, Nahcolite, 1st
- 1988, Natroalunite
- 1975, Natrolite
- 1991, Naumannite
- 1947, Neotocite, as Penwithite
- 1978, Nickeline
- 1924, Nontronite, 2nd
- 1975, Nsutite
- 1958, Pargasite
- 1978, Parkerite, 1st
- 2015, Parnauite
- 1991, Pavonite
- 1961, Pentlandite
- 1991, Perovskite
- 1954, Petzite
- 1977, Pharmacosiderite
- 2019, Philipsbornite, 6th
- 2010, Philipsburgite, 1st
- 1974, Phillipsite-Ca
- 2010, Phillipsite-Na
- 1933, Phlogopite
- 1970, Phosphuranylite
- 1936, Piemontite
- 1961, Pigeonite
- 1903, Plagioclase series
- 2012, Plumbogummite
- 1975, Powellite
- 1975, Prehnite
- 2005, Preisingerite, 1st
- 1953, Protolitionite
- 1987, Pseudobrookite, 3rd
- 2010, Pseudomalachite
- 1975, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1955, Pyrargyrite
- 1892, Pyrite
- 1961, Pyrochroite
- 1939, Pyrolusite
- 1955, Pyrophanite
- 1924, Pyrophyllite
- 1902, Pyroxene
- 1955, Pyroxmangite
- 1888, Pyrrhotite
- 1900, Realgar
- 1991, Rectorite
- 1923, Rhodochrosite
- 1923, Rhodonite group
- 1975, Richterite
- 1975, Romanechite, as Psilomelane
- 1991, Rozenite
- 2005, Russellite, 3rd
- 1950, Rutile
- 1975, Safflorite
- 1958, Samarskite-(Y)
- 1981, Sanidine
- 1973, Saponite
- 2017, Sauconite
- 1991, Scapolite series, Mostly Marialite
- 1991, Scawtite
- 1899, Scheelite
- 1908, Schorl
- 1949, Scorodite
- 1997, Scorzalite
- 1998, Segnitite, 2nd
- 1975, Sekaninaite
- 1954, Sénarmontite, Senarmontite
- 1980, Sepiolite
- 1900, Serpentine
- 1898, Siderite
- 1980, Siegenite
- 1916, Sillimanite
- 1914, Silver
- 1934, Skutterudite, 1st
- 1934, Smaltite, 1st
- 1984, Smectite group
- 1913, Smithsonite
- 1962, Sonolite
- 1947, Spessartine
- 1888, Sphalerite
- 1978, Spinel
- 1959, Stannite
- 1971, Stannoidite
- 1996, Staurolite
- 1985, Stellerite, 3rd
- 1984, Stevensite
- 1888, Stibnite
- 1956, Stilbite series
- 1958, Stilpnomelane
- 1978, Stolzite, 2nd
- 1991, Stromeyerite
- 1915, Strontianite, 1st
- 1954, Sudoite, Type loc., Approval by IMA was in 1966.
- 1954, Sulphur
- 1997, Svanbergite
- 1921, Talc
- 1977, Tellurobismuthite
- 1955, Tennantite series
- 1956, Tenorite
- 1944, Tephroite
- 1977, Tetradymite
- 1909, Tetrahedrite series
- 1974, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1918, Titanaugite, 2nd
- 1923, Titanite
- 1991, Titanomaghemite
- 1984, Todorokite
- 1920, Topaz
- 1934, Torbernite, 1st
- 1954, Tosudite, Type loc.
- 1900, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1921, Tremolite
- 1975, Tridymite
- 1997, Trolleite, 1st
- 1939, Tungstite
- 1962, Tyrolite
- 1949, Orbicular igneous rocks
- 1969, Orbicular rhyolite
- 1984, Accretionary lapilli
- 1984, Oolite
- 1984, Orthoquartzite
- 1991, Bauxite
- 1896, Limonite
- 1991, Wad
- 1891, Asbestos
- 1963, Terra rossa, 1st
- 1939, Garnierite
- 1975, Marsh ore
- 1903, Stalactite
- 1964, Soapstone
- 1991, Silica gel
- 1921, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1980, Calcareous sinter (Tufa)
- 1900, Dendrite
- 1952, Copper pitch
- 1975, Amber
- 1892, Coal
- 1947, Peat
- 1942, Charcoal