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Hematite from
Kotsu mine (Takakoshi mine; Kotu mine), Miyama-mura, Yamakawa-cho, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kotsu mine (Takakoshi mine; Kotu mine), Miyama-mura, Yamakawa-cho, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:607494
Long-form Identifier:1:3:607494:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘNirou mine (Niro mine), Naka District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘBizan (Otakiyama), Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘMinawa mine, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘShingu mine, Shingu, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘAnanai mine, Nankoku city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘShirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘSakoshi-Odomari Au-Ag deposit, Akō City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘBesshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
86.2km (53.5 miles) ⓘKunimiyama mine, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘKamoyama mine, Ino, Agawa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
References
Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., Kagami, H., Nishido, H., Sugiyama, M. (1998) Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and K-Ar systematics of metamorphosed pillowed basalts and associated Besshi-type deposits in the Sanbagawa Belt, Japan. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (1) 113-120 doi:10.1007/s001260050189
 
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