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Japanese chrysotile localities

146 localities

A list of Japanese chrysotile 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 1899

Nabewari pass (Gifu)

Year 1918

Yokosawa (Shizuoka, Nakagochi)

Year 1931

Natsume mine (Hyogo)

Year 1933

Sasaguri (Fukuoka, Serpentinite, Monoclinic, Orthorhombic)

Year 1936

Yatsushiro (Kumamoto), Cape Nabaebana (Wakayama, Yuasa)

Year 1939

Mount Shibutsu (Gunma), Ojikoro (Hyogo, Serpentinite)

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