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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rito mine (Ritoh mine), Seta, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:502106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:502106:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHanawa mine, Seta, Midori 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
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘChichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘShiromaru mine (Hakumaru mine), Okutama-cho, Nishitama district, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘOkutama mine, Okutama-cho, Nishitama district, Tokyo Metropolis, 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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