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Calcite from
Hamada lava flow, Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Lava Flow
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hamada lava flow, Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1347226
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1347226:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘTsumo mine, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘSasagatani Mine, Tsuwano, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘIwami mine (Iwami-ginzan), Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘKawayama mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘKuga mine (Kuka mine), Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘFujigatani mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘNaganobori Mine, Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘYoboshi Deposit, Naganobori Mine, Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘEboshi Deposit, Naganobori Mine, Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
References
HARUMoto, A. (1952). Melilite-nepheline basalt, its olivine-nodules, and other inclusions from Nagahama, Japan. Mem. College of Sci., Univ. of Kyoto, Ser. B, 20, 69-88.
Tatsumi, Y., Arai, R., & Ishizaka, K. (1999). The petrology of a melilite–olivine nephelinite from Hamada, SW Japan. Journal of Petrology, 40(4), 497-509.
 
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