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


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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
01839200017610897323819.jpg
Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Osakaite

Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Osakaite
Formula:Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Osakaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:436721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:436721:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ohnishi, M., Kusachi, I., Kobayashi, S. (2007) Osakaite, Zn4SO4(OH)6·5H2O, a new mineral species from the Hirao mine, Osaka, Japan. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (6) 1511-1517 doi:10.3749/canmin.45.6.1511
Ohnishi, M., Shimobayashi, N., Nishio-Hamane, D., Shinoda, K., Momma, K., Ikeda, T. (2013) Minohlite, a new copper-zinc sulfate mineral from Minoh, Osaka, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (3) 335-342 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.3.07
 
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