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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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