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Japan
While there exist eight commonly defined regions of Japan, administratively Japan consists of forty-seven prefectures.
Geographically, Japan is a country of over three thousand islands extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. The main islands, running from north to south, are Hokkaidō, Honshū (the main island), Shikoku and Kyūshū.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1520 entries listed. 1181 valid minerals. 126 type localities (valid minerals). 3 type localities (others).
Localities in this Region
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References
Tsunashirō Wada, Takudzi Ogawa (1904): Minerals of Japan. Tokyo, 144 pp.
Harada, Zyunpei (1936): Chemische Analysenresultate von japanischen Mineralien. Reprinted from the Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, Series IV: 3(3-4): 221-362. (December, 1936), Sapporo, Japan.
Ito, T. (1937): Japanese Minerals in Pictures. Vol. 1 (1937). Tokyo. (in Japanese).
Harada, Zyunpei (1936): Chemische Analysenresultate von japanischen Mineralien. Reprinted from the Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University, Series IV: 3(3-4): 221-362. (December, 1936), Sapporo, Japan.
Ito, T. (1937): Japanese Minerals in Pictures. Vol. 1 (1937). Tokyo. (in Japanese).
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Locality Updated: Spray mine, Zeehan, Zeehan district, Tasmania, AustraliaFrom Rod Martin, 19th May 2013 09:41:10