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Kosmochlor from
Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan


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Kosmochlor, etc.

Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
03687250017368495143561.jpg
Kosmochlor, etc.

Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Kosmochlor, etc.

Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Protected Area
Classification
Species:Kosmochlor
Formula:NaCrSi2O6
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:EPMA
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Eckermannite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kosmochlor data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yamanobo, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1490180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1490180:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kosmochlor
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘHime River (Himekawa), Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
References
Suzuki Y and Ohki Y (2019) Kosmochlor from Yamanobo, Itoigawa, Niigata prefecture, Japan. J Geosci 65: 185-187.
Ogawara T and Ueta H (2020) Protection and mineralogical study of outcrop containing kosmochlor discovered in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture. Abst 2020 Online Ann Meet Japan Assoc Mineral Sci
Takasu A, Suzuki Y, Ohki Y, Ogawara T and Seto (Sakamoto) S (2022) Newly identified end-member kosmochlor from the Yamanobo outcrop of the Renge metamorphic belt, Itoigawa, central Japan. Earth Science (Chikyu Kagaku) Vol.76, No.1, 37-42. 2022
 
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