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Quartz from
Taio mine, Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taio mine, Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224748:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘUchinokuchi Mines, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘHoei mine (Hooei mine; Houei mine), Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
62.5km (38.9 miles) ⓘYokozuru deposit (Yokozuru mine), Sannotake mine, Kawara, Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘWakayama mine, Mie-cho-washidani, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘMitate mine, Hinokage, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘTaneyama mine, Toyo, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘBajo Mine, Yamaga, Hayami District, Oita Prefecture, Japan
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘObira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘUriya deposit, Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘOhkueyama (Okueyama), Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
References
Matsukuma, Toshinori (1953) On some gold-silver ores from Taio mine. Mining Geology, 3 (8). 79-86
geopubs.wr.usgs.gov (2004) http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-220/DATABASE/lode_deposits.txt
Nokleberg, W.J., ed., (2010) Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1765, 624 p.
 
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