Japanese epidote localities

1,388 localities

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

Epidotes are also included in metasomatic and metamorphic rocks as a minor component.

Year of description: Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)
Year 1888: Sakurago mine (Yamaguchi, Asahi mine, Zomeki mine)
Year 1892: Kamaishi mine (Iwate)
Year 1894: Suzuyama mine (Kagoshima, Taniyama mine), Motoura river (Hokkaido, Hidaka), Kamioka mine (Gifu), Ashida (Nagano, Kita-Saku), Mount Okuya (Gifu, Kamo), Kamo (Okayama, Tomata), Shimoyama (Fukui, Shimo-Anauma), Higashiurushi mine (Gifu), Komakikura mine (Iwate), Mukuromi mine (Iwate)
Year 1895: Shiratake (Nagasaki, Hirado), Mount Ohira (Oita, Kiura), Kiura mine (Oita)
Year 1896: Shimo-Honiri (Nagano, Takeshi), Tabito (Fukushima)
Year 1897: Mount Shintane (Iwate, Ohashi), Dogamaru mine (Shimane), Mukaiyama mine (Yamanashi), Otome mine (Yamanashi, Otori mine)
Year 1898: Usui pass (Gunma)
Year 1899: Uda river (Fukushima, Soma)

See Japanese page for more localities.