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Bornite from
Hosokura mine, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hosokura mine, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:897961
Long-form Identifier:1:3:897961:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘWashiaimori mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘUnekura mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘOarasawa-Akutozawa Mine, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘWashinosu mine, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘInnai mine, Ogachi, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, Japan
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘAkaishi mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘIsobe-Koyama Mine, Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
87.0km (54.0 miles) ⓘKamaishi mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
96.8km (60.2 miles) ⓘAkayama mine, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
References
Urabe, T. (1977) Partition of cadmium and manganese between coexisting sphalerite and galena from some Japanese epithermal deposits. Mineralium Deposita, 12 (3) 319-330 doi:10.1007/bf00206170
 
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