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Biotite from
Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Biotite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
06829780017364715658012.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
06829780017364715658012.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
Fluorite1
Quartz1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:115209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:115209:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Biotite in this Region
Tawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘTawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘTono mine (Tohno mine), Tsukiyoshi uranium ore deposits, Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘTaguchi mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘShidara Volcanic field, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘMiyazaki-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
82.3km (51.2 miles) ⓘNogohakusan (Nogo-Hakusan), Neo area, Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘNakakouchi-gawa area, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘMount Jonen, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
References
Alfredo Petrov specimens (field collected, 1985)
SUENO, Shigeho, MATSUURA, Shigeru, BUNNO, Michiaki, KUROSAWA, Masanori (2002) Occurrence and crystal chemical features of protoferro-anthophyllite and protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite from Cheyenne Canyon and Cheyenne Mountain, U.S.A. and Hirukawa-mura, Suisho-yama, and Yokone-yama, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 97 (4) 127-136 doi:10.2465/jmps.97.127
 
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