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Sphalerite from
Ningyo-toge mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ningyo-toge mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101435:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘYanahara mine (Yanahara mining district), Misaki-cho, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘTatsuyama mine, Kumenan-cho, Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘAsahi mine, Ako District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘNakase mine (Nakaze mine), Sekinomiya-machi, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘOhmidani mine (Omidani mine), Shisou City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘAkenobe mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘFuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
73.5km (45.7 miles) ⓘAbandoned unnamed mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘObie mine, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘTakeno mine, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
References
Amer.Min.(1959) 44, 633-650
MUTO, TADASHI (1962) The precipitation environment of ningyoite. Mineralogical Journal, 3 (5). 306-337 doi:10.2465/minerj1953.3.306
Boyle, D.R., Littlejohn, A.L., Roberts, A.C., Watson, D.M. (1981) Ningyoite in uranium deposits of South-central British Columbia: first North American occurrence. The Canadian Mineralogist: 19: 325-331. https://rruff.info/doclib/cm/vol19/CM19_325.pdf
 
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