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Spessartine from
Rito mine (Ritoh mine), Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rito mine (Ritoh mine), Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:502105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:502105:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Spessartine in this Region
Higashikonaka deposit, Rito mine (Ritoh mine), Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHanawa mine, Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘShohwa mine (Showa mine), Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘHagidaira mine, Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMogurazawa mine, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘKaso Mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘOdaki orebody, Kyurasawa mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
References
FUKUOKA, M., & HIROWATARI, F. (1977). Alabandite in the bedded manganese ore deposits in the Seta district, Gumma Prefecture. Mining Geology, 27(146), 401-414.
Fukuoka, M. (1981) Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, 24, #4, 207-252.
 
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