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Arsenopyrite from
Hoei mine (Hooei mine; Houei mine), Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoei mine (Hooei mine; Houei mine), Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:456941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:456941:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMitate mine, Hinokage, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘUriya deposit, Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
11.8km (7.4 miles) ⓘObira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘIwato Mine, Toroku Mine, Takachiho, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘBajo Mine, Yamaga, Hayami District, Oita Prefecture, Japan
References
wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-220/DATABASE/lode_deposits.txt
Imai, H. (1978) Geological studies of the mineral deposits in Japan and East Asia. p214 (University of Tokyo Press)
Shimizu, M., Moh, G. H., Kato, A. (1992) Potosiite and incaite from the Hoei mine, Japan. Mineralogy and Petrology, 46 (2) 155-161 doi:10.1007/bf01160184
Uehara, S., et al. (2014) Minerals from Kyushu and Yamaguchi. (Fukuoka Mineral Club, 355 pages)
 
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