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Japanese hydroxylapatite localities

37 localities

A list of Japanese hydroxylapatite 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

Hatsuneura (Tokyo, Chichijima island)

Year 1931

Nakatsugawa mine (Saitama, Chichibu mine)

Year 1933

Kita-Daitojima island (Okinawa, as Tricalcium phosphate)

Year 1952

Ushigakubi (Ishikawa, Shiga, as Tricalcium phosphate), Hiuchi valley (Ishikawa, Shiga, as Tricalcium phosphate), Hotokebi (Ishikawa, Tsuchida, as Tricalcium phosphate), Innai (Ishikawa, Tsuchida, as Tricalcium phosphate), Hannoura mine (Ishikawa, Nishijima, as Tricalcium phosphate), Tanoshiri (Ishikawa, Nishijima, as Tricalcium phosphate), Neya (Ishikawa, Nishijima, as Tricalcium phosphate), Mukan (Ishijima, Nishijima, as Tricalcium phosphate), Shichimi mine (Ishikawa, Ukawa, as Tricalcium phosphate), Sannami (Ishikawa, as Tricalcium phosphate), Usetsu (Ishikawa, as Tricalcium phosphate)

Year 1971

Chichibu mine (Saitama, Uzunosawa)

Year 1977

Kyoritsu-Nako mine (Yamaguchi), Yukiiri (Ibaraki, Chiyoda), Oninoiwaya cave (Hiroshima), Kyusendo cave (Kumamoto), Anagamido cave (Ehime), Hakusan-Gongendo cave (Oita), TodorokiGo cave (Okinawa, Itoman)

Year 1980

Ryusendo cave (Iwate)

Year 1985

Kuta island (Kagoshima)

Year 1986

Mount Matsukura (Hokkaido, Matsumae)

Year 1996

Nashinoki-Itako (Kanagawa, Zama), Pirikado cave (Hokkaido), Katanoyama (Kagoshima, Sumiyoshi, S-bearing)

Year 2001

Chichibu mine (Saitama, Hashikake creek), Chichibu mine (Saitama)

Year 2003

Nagahama (Shimane, Hamada)

Year 2004

Senbutsudo cave (Fukuoka, Hiraodai), Sarutado cave (Kochi), Sagawado cave (Kochi)

Year 2011

Katsusaka pass (Gunma, Numata)

Year 2020

Itabashi creek (Yamanashi, Murokubo river)

Year 2021

Adachi (Miyagi, Kawasaki, Ceramicite)