Japanese serpentine localities

1,068 localities

A list of Japanese serpentine 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 serpentine was reported. Lists of specific species are summaried in pages of Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite.

Year of description: Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)
Year 1877: Japan
Year 1886: Washitani mine (Oita)
Year 1888: Besshi mine (Ehime)
Year 1891: Kamuikotan (Hokkaido), Hirau (Hokkaido, Samani), Onneshibetsu (Hokkaido, Soya)
Year 1892: Nakase mine (Hyogo), Oko mine (Kochi)
Year 1893: Obira mine (Oita), Aobane (Shizuoka, Asahina)
Year 1894: Shiroyama (Kumamoto, Tsumori), Mount Asakumagadake (Mie, Mount Asakuma, Ni-bearing), Minowa pass (Iwate, Esashi), Kuroishi (Iwate, Esashi), Saganoseki (Oita), Hogasho mine (Kochi)
Year 1895: Osaka (Saitama, Kanasaki), Mount Myojin (Saitama, Minano), Shiroyama (Mie, Toba), Yochigire seashore (Nagasaki, Mie)
Year 1896: Shimojin (Kumamoto, Kami-Mashiki), Penkemoto (Hokkaido, Mukawa), Iyaputeushi (Hokkaido, Mukawa)
Year 1897: Mount Ryuo (Fukuoka, Yagiyama)
Year 1898: Uri pass (Aichi)
Year 1899: Kami-Hetonai (Hokkaido, Mukawa), Machiya (Ibaraki, Kuji, Peridotite), Hayamatsu pass (Aichi), Tsugeno (Aichi, Horai), Osobuchi river (Shizuoka, Inasa)

See Japanese page for more localities.