Japanese Rhodonite localities

742 localities

A list of Japanese Rhodonite localities described in citable papers and books. The list is edited based on the editing policy of location lists.

This is a list of locations where the mineral described as rhodonite was reported. Lists of specific species are summaried in pages of Rhodonite (sensu stricto), Ferrorhodonite and Vittinkiite.

Year of description: Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)
Year 1895: Tanba (Kyoto)
Year 1896: Ogasawara (Tokyo), Aikawa mine (Niigata, Sado mine), Toba mine (Aichi, Yasusada), Oyamada mine (Aichi, Yasusada)
Year 1897: Innai mine (Akita)
Year 1899: Okusako (Oita, Kiura mine)
Year 1901: Hirutani mine (Shiga)
Year 1903: Kamo mine (Mie, Kawachi mine)
Year 1904: Otsuchi mine (Iwate, Murohama mine)
Year 1915: Hama-Yokokawa mine (Nagano), Karakizawa mine (Nagano)
Year 1916: Iwayaji (Ibaraki, Minami-Yamauchi), Washitani mine (Oita)
Year 1917: Nanpo mine (Tochigi)
Year 1918: Kawazu mine (Shizuoka, Rendaiji mine)
Year 1919: Nagataki mine (Gifu)
Year 1923: Fukumaki mine (Yamaguchi, Kurumaki mine), Sasagoya mine (Nagano, Kami-Iida), Hirasawa (Nagano, Narakawa)
Year 1924: Shiratori mine (Aichi), Ishizuka pass (Aichi, Yokohata mine ), Chu (Aichi, Yoshida)
Year 1929: Kurihara mine (Mie), Ananai mine (Kochi)
Year 1930: Mount Nyoi (Kyoto), Toi mine (Shizuoka)

See Japanese page for more localities.