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Native Bismuth from
Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


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Native Bismuth

Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Native Bismuth

Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Native Bismuth

Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Bismuth
Formula:Bi
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Bismuth data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ebisu Mine, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:166555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:166555:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Bismuth
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘUshiroyama, Naegi, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘMozumi deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
References
Hiroaki Tano specimen, and many Japanese collectors have this specimen
Harada, Zyunpéi (1954) Chemical Analyses of Japanese Minerals (III). Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series 4, Geology and mineralogy = 北海道大學理學部紀要, 8(4): 289-348.
浜地忠男, & 谷正巳. (1961). 岐阜県苗木地方ウラン調査報告. 纐纈山および西大洞地区の砂鉱. 地調月報, 11, 34-40.
 
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