Japanese pyrite localities

4,780 localities

A list of Japanese pyrite 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: Nagamatsu mine (Yamagata), Fukaburo valley (Okayama), Handa mine (Fukushima), Mount Komizunashi (Kyoto), Besshi mine (Ehime), Sanpei-Tochinoki mine (Okayama), Sodani mine (Okayama), Kagamiyama (Okayama), Tanitakigataira (Okayama), Sesakijo (Okayama), Tateno mine (Okayama), Nonowaki mine (Tokushima), Sugakusa (Tokushima), Oharina (Tokushima), KInzan (Tokushima), Jiro mine (Tokushima), Kajiya valley (Gifu), Iwanami (Gifu), Shimono (Gifu), Akame mine (Gifu), Budojima mine (Gifu), Okaneyama mine (Shimane), Katae mine (Kagoshima), Mikawa mine (Niigata, Otani mine), Kanagata? (Okayama), Teraoku mine (Hiroshima), Komori mine (Hiroshima), Kotogeura (Wakayam), Kosei mine (Wakayama), Kaisei mine (Wakayama),
Year 1876: Yaso mine (Fukushima), Hebiishi creek (Fukushima), Hinatakura (Fukushima), Oguri mine (Fukushima), Masuzawa (Fukushima), Kawamata mine (Nara), Tenwa mine (Nara), Akakura mine (Nara), Kuwatani (Nara), Todana valley (Nara), Tateri mine (Nara, Gojo mine), Kotsubo mine (Nara), Shion mine (Nara, Ojo mine), Kanegafuchi (Nara), Takidani (Nara), Kanarahira mine (Ishikawa, Ogoya mine), Nakatatsu mine (Fukui), Omodani mine (Fukui), Dangashiro (Fukui), Yuda-Honnai (Iwate), Omata mine (Iwate), Ushirodani mine (Tottori), Kishu mine (Mie), Osarizawa mine (Akita)

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