Japanese quartz localities

9,226 localities

A list of Japanese quartz localities described in citable papers and books. The list is edited based on the editing policy of location lists.

Quartz is also included in various rock types as a major component, a minor component, and/or veinlets.

Year of description: Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)
Year 713: Mutsu (Aomori)
Year 1780: Mount Kannabi (Kyoto)
Year 1876: Dada mine (Iwate), Kuritani mine (Shimane)
Year 1885: Kamioka mine (Gifu), Karuizawa mine (Fukushima), Mount Tanakami (Shiga, black), Ani mine (Akita, purple, iron), Mount Kinpu (Yamanashi)
Year 1886: Sasagatani mine (Shimane), Handa mine (Fukushima, purple), Toroku mine (Miyazaki), Bajo mine (Oita), Mizobu mine (Oita, Kusamoto mine, Koyakawa mine), Yamakawa mine (Miyazaki)
Year 1887: Ashio mine (Tochigi, purple), Ichinokawa mine (Ehime), Aikawa mine (Niigata, Sado mine, purple), Mount Morai (Nagano, black)
Year 1888: Nakamura mine (Okayama), Kanayama mine (Okayama, Shimohara), Momiodani mine (Okayama), Tsuboi mine (Okayama), Fukutomi mine (Okayama), Konjo mine (Okayama), Yoshioka mine (Okayama), Yoshii mine (Okayama), Daido mine (Okayama, Yanase mine, Cu), Yokoyama mine (Hiroshima), Kuki mine (Shimane), Dogamaru mine (Shimane), Negasa mine (Yamaguchi), Besshi mine (Ehime), Saisei mine (Okayama), Higashitanabe mine (Okayama), Teeji mine (Okayama), Taonoshita mine (Okayama), Inegatani mine (Okayama), Mochiyama mine (Okayama), Ishido mine (Okayama), Nishino mine (Tottori), Ashizu mine (Tottori), Kanayama mine (Tottori), Nakawa mine (Hyogo), Teratanikuzu mine (Hyogo), Asei mine (Hyogo), Aohara mine (Okayama)

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