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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Kutnohorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite 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:456942
Long-form Identifier:1:3:456942:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘUchinokuchi Mines, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
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
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘMakimine mine, Hinokage, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘTaio mine, Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
References
wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of03-220/DATABASE/lode_deposits.txt
(n.d.) Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
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
 
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