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Hydroxylellestadite from
Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan


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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Doushinkubo, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Doushinkubo, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Hydroxylellestadite

Doushinkubo, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Hydroxylellestadite
Formula:Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
Comments:Occurs in the Doshinkubo ore body.
Habit:Anhedral, cleavable aggregates up to 100 kg. Individual cleavage pieces are up to 2 cm along the c axis
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vesuvianite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydroxylellestadite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58225
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58225:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hydroxylellestadite in this Region
Daikoku deposit, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Doushinkubo, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
References
Harada, Kazuo, Nagashima, Kozo, Nakao, Kazuso, Kato, and Akira (1971) Hydroxylellestadite, a new apatite from Chichibu mine, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. American Mineralogist, 56 (9-10) 1507-1518
Acta Cryst. B36(1980).
 
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