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Quartz from
Ame-sha shrine, Daimonjiyama (Nyoigatake), Sakyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ame-sha shrine, Daimonjiyama (Nyoigatake), Sakyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1030180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1030180:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘNarabigaoka hills, Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘIoi mine, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘKinrei gorge, Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSasamagadake, Tanakami-yama (Tanokami-yama), Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘOtani mine, Gyojayama, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘYunohana, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘHokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHirono, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘHirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘTada mine (Tada-gin-douzan; Tada-ginzan; Tada silver-copper mine), Inagawa-cho, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
References
Alfredo Petrov, field observations, December 2016.
 
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