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Pyrargyrite from
Teine Mine, Sapporo City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Teine Mine, Sapporo City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1217153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1217153:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘToyoha Mine, Minami-ku, Sapporo City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘTodoroki mine, Yoichi District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘKoryu mine (Kohryu mine), Chitose City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘChitose mine, Chitose City, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘOue mine (Oye mine; Ohe mine; Ooe mine; Oe mine), Yoichi District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘInakuraishi mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘShizukari Mine, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
References
IMAI, Hideki (1999) Mineralizations of Base Metal Deposits of Acid-Sulfate Type Coexisting with Adularia-Sericite Type. Resource Geology, 49 (3) 147-156 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.1999.tb00040.x
島倉広至, 三浦貴生, 浜根大輔, 松枝大治, & 三浦裕行. (2015). 北海道手稲鉱山産 Te, Bi, As 鉱物. 北海道大学地球物理学研究報告, 78, 19-35.
 
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