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Images from localities (3 Images total)

coast
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coast
Crumbling cliffs, approx 30 meters high, of Holocene volcanic agglomerate.
Copyright: alfredo; Contribution: alfredo
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Miyake, Unterpräfektur/Miyake, Insel (Miyake-jima)
Image: 1319838695
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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coast

Crumbling cliffs, approx 30 meters high, of Holocene volcanic agglomerate.
Copyright: alfredo
Contribution: alfredo 2011-10-28
Sampo mine dump
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Sampo mine dump
One of the partially overgrown dumps of the Sampo mine. Collector visible for scale. This dump is much steeper than it looks in the photo, and material starts sliding down easily in non-vegetated areas.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov; Contribution: alfredo
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūgoku (Tschugoku, Chugoku), Region/Okayama, Präfektur/Takahashi/Sampo Mine
Image: 1717145859
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Sampo mine dump

One of the partially overgrown dumps of the Sampo mine. Collector visible for scale. This dump is much steeper than it looks in the photo, and material starts sliding down easily in non-vegetated a...
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov
Contribution: alfredo 2024-05-31
Informational sign on a dump at the Jinmu mine.
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Informational sign on a dump at the Jinmu mine.
This informational sign at the foot of an old Jinmu mine dump tells the history of the mine and mentions the occurrence of phenakite and danalite here! May, 2025.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov; Contribution: alfredo
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūgoku (Tschugoku, Chugoku), Region/Hiroshima, Präfektur/Mihara Stadt/Jinmu Mine
Image: 1749133050
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Informational sign on a dump at the Jinmu mine.

This informational sign at the foot of an old Jinmu mine dump tells the history of the mine and mentions the occurrence of phenakite and danalite here! May, 2025.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov
Contribution: alfredo 2025-06-05

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Mineral images (374 Images total)

Morimotoit
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Morimotoit
Morimotoit als glänzende schwarze Kruste von der Fuka Mine in Japan. Stufe von Alfredo Petrov
Copyright: Stefan; Contribution: Stefan
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūgoku (Tschugoku, Chugoku), Region/Okayama, Präfektur/Takahashi/Bitchu (Bicchu)/Fuka Mine
Mineral: Morimotoite
Image: 1477520702
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Morimotoit

Morimotoit als glänzende schwarze Kruste von der Fuka Mine in Japan. Stufe von Alfredo Petrov
Copyright: Stefan
Contribution: Stefan 2016-10-26
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Spurrit (violett) und Hillebrandit (grau-weiß)
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Spurrit (violett) und Hillebrandit (grau-weiß)
⚒ Fuka, Bitchu, Takahashi, Okayama, Präfektur, Chugoku, Honshu, JP. BB=5cm.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Doc Diether
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūgoku (Tschugoku, Chugoku), Region/Okayama, Präfektur/Takahashi/Bitchu (Bicchu)/Fuka Mine
Mineral: Hillebrandite, Spurrite
Image: 1676486645
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Spurrit (violett) und Hillebrandit (grau-weiß)

⚒ Fuka, Bitchu, Takahashi, Okayama, Präfektur, Chugoku, Honshu, JP. BB=5cm.
Collection: Doc Diether
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2023-02-15
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Galenit mit Quarz
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Galenit mit Quarz
Größe: 10,0 x 5,9 cm; Fundort: Präfektur Akita, Region Tohoku, Insel Honshu, Japan (auf dem Etikett steht "Provinz Ugo", eine historische Provinz, die heute größtenteils in die Präfektur Akita übernommen worden ist)
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Collection: Royal Ontario Museum
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Tōhoku (Tohoku), Region/Akita, Präfektur
Mineral: Galena
Image: 1291617558
Rating: 5 (votes: 1)
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Galenit mit Quarz

Größe: 10,0 x 5,9 cm; Fundort: Präfektur Akita, Region Tohoku, Insel Honshu, Japan (auf dem Etikett steht "Provinz Ugo", eine historische Provinz, die heute größtenteils in die Präfektur Akita über...
Collection: Royal Ontario Museum
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-12-06
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Apatit-(CaF) und Quarz und Stilbit-Ca
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Apatit-(CaF) und Quarz und Stilbit-Ca
Größe: 83x61 mm; Fundort: Kurokura, Yamakita, Präfektur Kanagawa, Region Kanto, Insel Honshu, Japan
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Kanagawa, Präfektur/Ashigarakami, Landkreis/Yamakita/Kurokura
Mineral: Fluorapatite, Quartz
Image: 1265233372
Rating: 5 (votes: 2)
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Apatit-(CaF) und Quarz und Stilbit-Ca

Größe: 83x61 mm; Fundort: Kurokura, Yamakita, Präfektur Kanagawa, Region Kanto, Insel Honshu, Japan
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-02-03
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Henmilit
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Henmilit
Fundort: Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Okayama Präfektur, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan; Bildbreite: 3,5 mm
Copyright: Dominik Schläfli; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūgoku (Tschugoku, Chugoku), Region/Okayama, Präfektur/Takahashi/Bitchu (Bicchu)/Fuka Mine
Mineral: Henmilite
Image: 1228945865
Rating: 8.56 (votes: 9)
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Henmilit

Fundort: Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Okayama Präfektur, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan; Bildbreite: 3,5 mm
Copyright: Dominik Schläfli
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2008-12-10
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Minerals (Count: 1166)

Minerals (1166)

Rock images (2 Images total)

Allivalit
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Allivalit
ca. 7.5 cm; grobkörniger als üblich; Zusammengesetzt primär aus Forsterit (dunkle Körner mit bläulicher Oberflächeniriszenz) und Nahe dem End-Glied Anorthit; Einige der Anorthit Körner sind als Edelsteine schleifbar; Miyake Island, Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan; Olympus Digital Camera
Copyright: alfredo; Contribution: Stefan
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Miyake, Unterpräfektur/Miyake, Insel (Miyake-jima)
Rock: allivalite
Image: 1635109508
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Allivalit

ca. 7.5 cm; grobkörniger als üblich; Zusammengesetzt primär aus Forsterit (dunkle Körner mit bläulicher Oberflächeniriszenz) und Nahe dem End-Glied Anorthit; Einige der Anorthit Körner sind als Ede...
Copyright: alfredo
Contribution: Stefan 2021-10-24
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Lignite outcrop
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Lignite outcrop
Lignite outcrop on the northern bank of the Kita-Asagawa, superficially disintegrated by collectors hunting for amber.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov; Contribution: alfredo
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Hachioji Stadt/Asagawa lignite outcrop
Rock: Lignite
Image: 1717140554
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Lignite outcrop

Lignite outcrop on the northern bank of the Kita-Asagawa, superficially disintegrated by collectors hunting for amber.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov
Contribution: alfredo 2024-05-31
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Rocks (Count: 92)

Fossil images (6 Images total)

Tuff, with a layer of partially carbonized fragments of wood and bark of "dawn redwood".
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Tuff, with a layer of partially carbonized fragments of wood and bark of "dawn redwood".
Tuffaceous sandstone with a layer of partially carbonized fragments of wood and bark of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ("dawn redwood"), a tree that was first described as a fossil before a few living examples were found in China.
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov; Contribution: alfredo
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Hachioji Stadt/Asagawa lignite outcrop
Fossil: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Image: 1717141050
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Tuff, with a layer of partially carbonized fragments of wood and bark of "dawn redwood".

Tuffaceous sandstone with a layer of partially carbonized fragments of wood and bark of Metasequoia glyptostroboides ("dawn redwood"), a tree that was first described as a fossil before a few livin...
Copyright: Alfredo Petrov
Contribution: alfredo 2024-05-31
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Spirosigmoilinella compressa (Matsunaga, 1955)
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Spirosigmoilinella compressa (Matsunaga, 1955)
Miocene, Teradomari Formation, Niigata, Japan. Side and top views, x 62.
Copyright: Loeblich & Tappan, 1987; Contribution: oliverOliver
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Chūbu (Chubu), Region/Niigata, Präfektur
Fossil: Spirosigmoilinella compressa
Image: 1737809458
License: Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) V.3.0
Spirosigmoilinella compressa (Matsunaga, 1955)

Miocene, Teradomari Formation, Niigata, Japan. Side and top views, x 62.
Copyright: Loeblich & Tappan, 1987
Contribution: oliverOliver 2025-01-25
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Boninella boninensis Matsumaru, 1996
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Boninella boninensis Matsumaru, 1996
1-4: Tertiary, Minamizaki Limestone; Ogasawara Islands, Japan. 1-2, 4. Equatorial sections of megalospheric form. 1a. Showing the whole test of megalospheric form; Holotype, Saitama University coIl. no. 8806. x 40, 1b. Enlarged form of Figure 1a showing two spires of; subquadrate to arcuate chambers originated from bilocular embryonic chambers. x 100, 2. Whole test of megalospheric form showing two low trochospiral spires of subquadrate to arcuate chambers. x 40, 4a. Showing central part of megalospheric test. x40, 4b. Enlarged form of Figure 4a showing two spires of subquadrate to arcuate chambers from bilocular embryonic chambers. x 100, 3. Axial section of; megalospheric form showing double low trochoid spire. x 40.
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François; Contribution: oliverOliver
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Ogasawara, Unterpräfektur/Ogasawara-Inseln (Bonin-Inseln)
Fossil: Boninella boninensis
Image: 1740500934
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Boninella boninensis Matsumaru, 1996

1-4: Tertiary, Minamizaki Limestone; Ogasawara Islands, Japan. 1-2, 4. Equatorial sections of megalospheric form. 1a. Showing the whole test of megalospheric form; Holotype, Saitama University coIl...
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François
Contribution: oliverOliver 2025-02-25
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Orbitogypsina vesicularis Matsumaru, 1996
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Orbitogypsina vesicularis Matsumaru, 1996
Tertiary, Minamizaki Limestone; Ogasawara Islands, Japan. 1. Equatorial section of megalospheric form. Holotype, Saitama University colI. no. 8810. x 100, 2-3. Centered oblique sections of megalospheric form. 2a. x43, 2b. Central part of Figure 2a showing bilocular embryonic chambers which arc connected with nepionic chambers by stolons. x 116. 3a. x43, 3b. Central part of Figure 3a showing embryonic chambers which are connected with nepionic chambers by stolons. x 116. Localities: 1. 48 (1304 Section), 2-3.12 (1301 Section).
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François; Contribution: oliverOliver
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Ogasawara, Unterpräfektur/Ogasawara-Inseln (Bonin-Inseln)
Fossil: Orbitogypsina vesicularis
Image: 1739918583
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Orbitogypsina vesicularis Matsumaru, 1996

Tertiary, Minamizaki Limestone; Ogasawara Islands, Japan. 1. Equatorial section of megalospheric form. Holotype, Saitama University colI. no. 8810. x 100, 2-3. Centered oblique sections of megalosp...
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François
Contribution: oliverOliver 2025-02-18
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Paleomiogypsina boninensis Matsumaru, 1996
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Paleomiogypsina boninensis Matsumaru, 1996
Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Minamizaki Limestone; Tertiary. Equatorial sections of megalospheric form. 1a. Holotype, Saitama University coll. no. 8808. x 40, 1b. Enlarged form of Figure 1a showing embryonic chambers, spiral chambers, and a few advanced ogival to rhombic equatorial chambers on frontal side of spiral chambers. x 100, 2a-b. Equatorial sections of megalospheric form showing a few advanced equatorial chambers on frontal side of low trochoid spiral chambers. 2a. x 40, 2b. x 100.
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François; Contribution: oliverOliver
Location: Japan/Honshū (Honschu), Insel/Kanto, Region/Tokio, Präfektur/Ogasawara, Unterpräfektur/Ogasawara-Inseln (Bonin-Inseln)
Fossil: Paleomiogypsina boninensis
Image: 1739386491
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Paleomiogypsina boninensis Matsumaru, 1996

Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Minamizaki Limestone; Tertiary. Equatorial sections of megalospheric form. 1a. Holotype, Saitama University coll. no. 8808. x 40, 1b. Enlarged form of Figure 1a showing em...
Copyright: Matsumaru, 1996 / Le Coze, François
Contribution: oliverOliver 2025-02-12
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Fossils (Count: 18)

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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Hiroshi Kitazato (2006). Paleogeographic changes in central Honshu, Japan, during the late Cenozoic in relation to the collision of the Izu‐Ogasawara Arc with the Honshu Arc. Island Arc 6(2): 144-57.

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GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) FCny9VzaYE-szZ7edClIow
GUID (Global unique identifier) F5F22914-DA5C-4F60-ACCD-9EDE742948A3
Database ID 1972