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Japanese magnesite localities

151 localities

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

Year of description

Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)

Year 1893

Arakawa mine (Akita)

Year 1894

Shiroyama (Kumamoto, Tsumori)

Year 1899

Uriuno (Kochi, Yoshino, Corrected to Dolomite in 1983)

Year 1900

Washitani mine (Oita)

Year 1904

Machiya (Ibaraki, Kuji, Forsterite), Kamesaku (Ibaraki, Kuji), Kuratani mine (Ishikawa, Corrected to Siderite in 1981)

Year 1916

Besshi mine (Ehime), Okushi (Nagasaki, Seihi), Kawauchida (Kumamoto, Mashiki, Fukuda-Fukuhara, Corrected to Hydromagnesite in 1983)

Year 1917

Akaishi mine (Ehime)

Year 1923

Todai (Nagano, Miwa)

Year 1932

Oashi mine (Tochigi, Mo), Kakeya mine (Shimane, Mo), Haccho (Kochi, Ichimura), Tsukumi (Oita)

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