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Japanese melanterite localities

97 localities

A list of Japanese melanterite 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 1875
Sohotani (Okayama)
Year 1893
Owaku valley (Kanagawa, Hakone)
Year 1895
Fukada mine (Kumamoto, Iwaya mine)
Year 1898
Osarizawa mine (Akita, Cu-bearing)
Year 1901
Kitayama (Wakayama, Naga)
Year 1902
Ashio mine (Tochigi, Cu-bearing)
Year 1916
Kune mine (Shizuoka, Cu-bearing), Hideya (Niigata)
Year 1928
Fukenoyu hot spring (Akita)
Year 1929
Hitachi mine (Ibaraki)
Year 1944
Kora mine (Fukuoka, Korauchi mine, Cu-bearing)
Year 1947
Ani mine (Akita), Yanahara mine (Okayama), Kunii mine (Shiga, Cu-bearing)

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