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Minerals reported from Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
- 224 mineral species (193 approved species, 31 varieties and groups), 11 geological substances
- First description in the world: 2 species.
- First description in Japan: 19 species
Mineral species and geological substances reported from Yamanashi 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 Yamanashi prefeture
- Previous works
- 28 species (27 approved species, a variety mineral); Tsunashiro Wada, Nihon kobutsu-shi, Japan, 275p. (1904)
- 37 species (36 approved species, a variety mineral); 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)
- 1958, Actinolite
- 1918, Adularia
- 1994, Aeschynite-(Y), 1st
- 1904, Albite
- 1951, Allanite-(Ce)
- 1982, Allophane
- 1904, Almandine
- 1928, Alum-(K)
- 1987, Alunite
- 1896, Amphibole supergroup
- 1956, Analcime
- 1956, Anatase, A description in 1897 is probably of anatase.
- 1931, Andalusite
- 1958, Andesine
- 1960, Andradite
- 1960, Anglesite
- 1936, Anhydrite
- 1952, Ankerite
- 1913, Anorthite
- 1909, Anthophyllite, 1st
- 1987, Antigorite
- 1894, Apatite group, Mostly Fluorapatite
- 1956, Apophyllite group, Mostly Apophyllite-(KF)
- 1969, Aragonite
- 1932, Argentite
- 2010, Arseniosiderite
- 1901, Arsenopyrite
- 1899, Augite
- 1910, Axinite-(Fe)
- 1956, Azurite
- 1904, Baryte, Barite
- 1987, Bastite
- 1900, Beryl
- 1994, β-fergusonite-(Y)
- 2007, Beudantite
- 1947, Bieberite, 1st
- 1904, Biotite series
- 1995, Bismuth
- 1936, Bismuthinite
- 2006, Bismutite
- 1956, Bornite
- 1966, Boulangerite
- 1982, Bournonite
- 1947, Braunite
- 1982, Brochantite
- 1966, Brookite
- 1982, Bustamite
- 2008, Bytownite
- 1905, Calcite
- 2007, Carminite
- 1952, Caryopilite
- 1963, Cassiterite
- 1987, Celadonite
- 1956, Chabazite series
- 2006, Chabazite-Ca
- 1957, Chalcanthite
- 1987, Chalcedony
- 1939, Chalcocite
- 1901, Chalcopyrite
- 1908, Chlorite group
- 1990, Chromite
- 1982, Chrysocolla
- 1987, Chrysotile
- 2008, Clinozoisite, Thulite
- 1992, Cobaltite
- 1957, Copper
- 1905, Cordierite
- 1962, Cornubite, 1st
- 1982, Cosalite
- 1947, Covellite
- 1987, Cristobalite
- 1995, Cubanite
- 1960, Cummingtonite
- 1956, Cuprite
- 1951, Gadolinite-(Y)
- 1894, Galena
- 1995, Galenobismutite
- 1900, Garnet group
- 1969, Garronite, 1st
- 1959, Goethite
- 1875, Gold
- 1996, Gonnardite
- 1972, Grossular
- 1890, Gypsum
- 1974, Gyrolite
- 1969, Halloysite-7Å
- 1973, Halotrichite
- 1965, Hastingsite
- 1952, Hausmannite
- 1916, Hematite
- 2010, Hemimorphite
- 1956, Heulandite series
- 1982, Heyrovskýite, Heyrovskyite, 2nd
- 1896, Hornblende series, Mostly Magnesio-hornblende
- 1996, Hydrobiotite
- 1982, Hydrogrossular
- 1995, Hydrokenoelsmoreite, Ferritungstite
- 2020, Hydroxylapatite
- 1956, Hypersthene
- 1994, Magnesiofoitite, Type loc.
- 2008, Magnesio-hastingsite
- 1987, Magnesio-hornblende
- 1895, Magnetite
- 1936, Malachite
- 1894, Marcasite, 1st
- 1982, Melanterite
- 1962, Mesolite
- 1931, Microcline
- 2007, Mimetite
- 1894, Molybdenite, 1st
- 1916, Monazite-(Ce)
- 1963, Montmorillonite
- 1956, Mordenite
- 1897, Muscovite
- 1987, Pargasite
- 2010, Pharmacosiderite
- 1996, Phillipsite-Ca
- 1972, Phlogopite
- 1982, Piemontite
- 1896, Plagioclase series
- 1969, Prehnite
- 1971, Pumpellyite-(Al)
- 1981, Pumpellyite-(Mn2+), Type loc.
- 1897, Pyrite
- 1987, Pyrophyllite
- 1896, Pyroxene
- 1904, Pyrrhotite
- 2002, Saponite
- 1879, Scheelite, 1st
- 1885, Schorl
- 1968, Scolecite
- 1982, Scorodite
- 2007, Segnitite, 3rd
- 1931, Sekaninaite, 1st
- 1969, Serpentine
- 1943, Siderite
- 1960, Sillimanite
- 1995, Smectite group
- 1982, Spessartine
- 1904, Sphalerite
- 1947, Spherocobaltite, 1st
- 1987, Spinel, as Chromian spinel
- 1982, Stellerite, 2nd
- 1982, Stevensite
- 1936, Stibnite
- 1956, Stilbite series
- 1956, Stilbite-Ca, 3rd
- 1897, Sulphur
- 1987, Talc
- 1957, Tenorite
- 1982, Tetradymite
- 1957, Tetrahedrite series
- 1951, Thalénite-(Y), Thalenite-(Y), 1st
- 1972, Thomsonite-Ca
- 1988, Titanaugite
- 1969, Titanite
- 1959, Titanomaghemite
- 1900, Topaz
- 1885, Tourmaline supergrouup
- 1987, Tremolite
- 1974, Truscottite
- 1916, Tungstite, 1st
- 1958, Accretionary lapilli
- 2004, Pseudotachylyte
- 1897, Limonite
- 1927, Stalactite
- 1936, Calcareous sinter (Travertine)
- 1970, Silicified wood
- 1923, Diatomite
- 1890, Coal
- 1987, Peat
- 1941, Charcoal