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Chalcopyrite from
Iwami mine (Iwami-ginzan), Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iwami mine (Iwami-ginzan), Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570300
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570300:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Eikyu deposit, Iwami mine (Iwami-ginzan), Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Fukuishi deposit, Iwami mine (Iwami-ginzan), Ōda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘKomaki mine, Komaki, Okuizumo, Nita District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
51.6km (32.0 miles) ⓘSeikyu mine, Daito, Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘTsumo mine, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘToyoka mine, Tsuwano, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
94.7km (58.9 miles) ⓘSasagatani Mine, Tsuwano, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘYoshioka mine, Nariwa-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
References
Stevens, H.J. (1911) A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World. The Copper Handbook Vol. 10
Maki, T., & Akasaka, M. (1990). Ore Minerals of Iwami Kuroko Deposit, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Fac. Sci. Shimane Univ, 24, 89-112.
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.
Akasaka, M. (2007). Geology, mineralogy and genesis of the Eikyu and Fukuishi deposits in the Iwamiginzan silver mine. Geoscience Rept. Shimane Univ., 1-7.
 
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