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Japanese halite localities

27 localities

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

Halite is ubiquitous as evaporation residue of seawater on seashores.

Year of description

Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)

Year 1916

Sakurajima island (Kagoshima)

Year 1920

Biro island (Miyazaki, Higashi-Usuki)

Year 1944

Shikanoshima island (Fukuoka), Watari (Fukuoka, Tsuyazaki)

Year 1947

Shimokamo hot spring (Shizuoka), Iwaya (Fukuoka, Shimago)

Year 1951

Mount Mihara (Tokyo, Izu-Oshima island)

Year 1958

Yunomoto (Nagasaki, Isafushi, Iwato mine)

Year 1965

Tategasaki seashore (Iwate, Miyako), Kerobe seashore (Iwate, Kamaishi), Miyake island (Tokyo)

Year 1968

Kitanohana (Tokyo, Naka-Iwojima island), Hanare-iwa (Tokyo, Naka-Iwojima island)

Year 1969

Matsukawaura (Fukushima, Soma, Ohama)

Year 1971

Mount Akita-Komagatake (Akita)

Year 1972

Iwaisaki (Miyagi, Kesennuma), Miyato island (Miyagi, Naruse)

Year 1978

Takeyama seashore (Kagoshima, Ibusuki)

Year 1987

Funagata (Chiba, Tateyama), Izumisawa (Fukushima, Odaka)

Year 1991

Onzaki seashore (Yamaguchi, Kawajiri), Kibato seashore (Yamaguchi)

Year 1996

Jogashima seashore (Kanagawa, Miura)

Year 2002

Satsuma-Iojima island (Kagoshima, Iojima mine)

Year 2004

Jigoku valley (Nagano, Shibu hot spring)

Year 2011

Tako seashore (Wakayama, Kushimoto)

Year 2014

Osaki (Shizuoka, Usami)