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Chlorite Group from
Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147346:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘTada mine (Tada-gin-douzan; Tada-ginzan; Tada silver-copper mine), Inagawa-cho, Kawabe District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘKinrei gorge, Ukyou-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘHiraki mine, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘIoi mine, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘIimori mine, Afuzu-mura, Iwade city, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘIkuno Mine, Ikuno-cho-ono, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘKabutoichiba, Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘAkenobe mine, Oya-cho, Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘOeyama mine, Yosa-mura, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
References
Ohnishi, M., Shirakami, M., Yoshimura, T. (2001) Secondary minerals from the Hirao Old Mine, Onsen-cho, Minoo City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku-Kenkyu: 50: 137-159. (in Japanese)
 
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