Japanese sphalerite localities

2,426 localities

A list of Japanese sphalerite 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 1876: Donsuiwa mine (Fukushima, Kurosawa mine)
Year 1885: Kamioka mine (Gifu), Ani mine (Akita)
Year 1886: Sasagatani mine (Shimane), Handa mine (Fukushima), Toroku mine (Miyazaki), Tada mine(Hyogo), Yamakawa mine (Miyazaki)
Year 1887: Aikawa mine (Niigata, Sado mine)
Year 1888: Kanayama mine (Okayama, Shimohara), Momiodani mine (Okayama), Nagusa mine (Okayama), Seto mine (Okayama, Kusunoki mine, Kitafuku mine, Komori mine, Okushigetani mine), Koizumi mine (Okayama), Yasaka mine (Hiroshima), Dogamaru mine (Shimane), Sakurago mine (Yamaguchi, Asahi mine, Zomeki mine), Teeji mine (Okayama), Egawa mine (Okayama), Dogamidani mine (Okayama), Nishino mine (Tottori), Hotoku mine (Tottori), Teratanikuzu mine (Hyogo), Asei mine (Hyogo), Noshita mine (Okayama), Sakuzo mine (Hiroshima)
Year 1889: Kurokawa mine (Gifu)
Year 1890: Amatsutsumi mine (Miyazaki), Tochu mine (Niigata), Ogawa mine (Niigata)

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