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Sphalerite from
Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Sphalerite

Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Sphalerite

Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Sphalerite

Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite2
Quartz2
Galena2
Pyrite2
Greenockite1
Hedenbergite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131359:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Mozumi deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Shiroji deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Tochibora deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘTochibora deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMozumi deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘOgoya Mine, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘNakayama deposit, Nakatatsu mine, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘNakatatsu mine, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘHitokata deposit, Nakatatsu mine, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
87.1km (54.2 miles) ⓘMinami-Senno deposit (Senno mine), Nakatatsu mine, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘEbisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘTawara (Tahara), Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘAido mine, Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
References
Okuno, T. (1964) Skarns in the Kamioka mine. Annual Reports of Misasa Medical Center, Okayama University, 63-94.
Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Shikazono, Naotatsu (1985) A comparison of temperatures estimated from the electrum-sphalerite-pyrite-argentite assemblage and filling temperatures of fluid inclusions from epithermal Au-Ag vein-type deposits in Japan. Economic Geology, 80 (5) 1415-1424 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.5.1415
Econ Geol (1994) 89:1567-1580
 
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