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Japanese orthoclase localities

575 localities

A list of Japanese orthoclase 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

Hosotani (Kyoto, and more 5 locations)

Year 1876

Dara valley (Kyoto, as Feldspar)

Year 1891

Shiozawa (Fukushima, Tokiwa mine, Ishikawa)

Year 1894

Akazu (Aichi, Seto), Mount Hachiman (Yamanashi, Obi), Kami-Kurobera (Yamanashi, Kurobera mine), Wariyama (Iwate, Usuginu), Mount Otani (Shiga)

Year 1895

Ena (Gifu), Mount Tanakami (Shiga, as Amazonite)

Year 1896

Tabito (Fukushima)

Year 1897

Tsukano (Nagano, Tadachi), Ishigure-MInami (Mie, Sunayama), Yamanoo (Ibaraki, Makabe mine), Taoregawa (Yamanashi, Kamikane, as Amazonite), Mount Morai (Nagano), Mount Kinpu (Yamanashi), Hiyoshi (Gifu), Kawachi (Hyogo, Shizo), Fukunaga (Tottori, Hino), Sekinotsu (Shiga, Kurita)

See Japanese page for more localities.