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Sphalerite from
Ainai mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ainai mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:494886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:494886:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Sphalerite in this Region
Daikoku deposit, Ainai mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘFurutobe mine (Furutohbe mine), Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘKosaka mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘUchinotai deposit, Kosaka mine, Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘYunosawa mine, Ikarigaseki, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGinzan mine, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘNamariyama Mine, Kazuno District, Akita Prefecture, Japan
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘFukasawa mine (Fukazawa mine), Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘNurukawa mine, Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘShakanai Mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘDoyashiki deposit, Hanaoka mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
References
(n.d.) Dr. Matsuo Nambu collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
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.
Shunso Ishihara and Yuji Endo (2007): Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan 58(1/2), 7-22.
 
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