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Melanotekite from
Sonohara, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan


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Melanotekite

Sonohara, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Melanotekite

Sonohara, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Melanotekite

Sonohara, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Classification
Species:Melanotekite
Formula:Pb2Fe23+(Si2O7)O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanotekite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sonohara, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:761525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:761525:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Yamada, T., Hirama, T., Shiobara, Y., Nakamura, H., Kosuge, Y., Ishibashi, T., and Fujiwara, T. (2019) Apatite supergroup minerals from Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Quartz - Journal of the Friends of Mineral, Tokyo, 33, 5-19.
 
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