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Kano

Northern Miyazaki Prefecture (near the Mitate mine), Japan

SkarnsSn

Type
Contact deposit and high-temperature tin veins

Cassiterite studied by Yamazaki et al. (2013); type and age from their Table 1. Contact deposit and high-temperature veins in Palaeozoic rocks; Miocene age estimated from the neighbouring Mitate mine. Position of the Mitate mine. Indicative coordinates.

δ124Sn in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3161a

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.15 ± 0.23 ‰1cassiterite
Single analysis (three measurements), Table 5: δ124/120Sn = -0.23 ± 0.1 ‰ (2 SD) against SPEX1, converted. Sample M. Kano, the lightest from Japan.
Yamazaki et al. (2013), Tin isotope analysis of cassiterites from Southeastern and Easter…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Kano, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/kano/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026kanoisotopesignatures,
  title = {Kano, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/kano/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13