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Japanese sillimanite localities

257 localities

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

Sillimanites are also included in metamorphic rocks as a minor component.

Year of description

Location (Prefecture, Synonym, Comments)

Year 1898

Okunoin (Aichi, Mount Motomiya, Corrected to Cordierite in 1915)

Year 1899

Onogoe (Ibaraki), Hoei-Usuko (Aichi, Mount Motomiya)

Year 1901

Mount Kinkazan (Miyagi, Oshika)

Year 1904

Mount Yatsuomote (Aichi, Nishio, ?)

Year 1909

Hitachi mine (Ibaraki)

Year 1915

Hirasawa (Ibaraki, Tsukuba)

Year 1916

Marifu (Yamaguchi)

Year 1918

Mount Kuraki (Oita)

Year 1923

Fujisawa river (Nagano, Nishi-Haruchika)

Year 1924

Asuke (Aichi, meta)

Year 1928

Busshoji (Ibaraki, meta)

Year 1933

Mount Minedera (Ibaraki)

Year 1934

Nekoyama mine (Kagawa)

Year 1937

Toda seashore (Yamaguchi, Oshima)

See Japanese page for more localities.