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Kiura mine (Shin-Kiura mine; Kiura emery mine), Oita prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan

Tin mining began in the 16th or 17th century. Pyrometasomatic ore produced by Miocene granitic intrusion into Paleozoic sedimentary rock. Famous for its large scorodite crystals, impossible to obtain now. A vein of emery also occured at this mine and emery has been commercially exploited.




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Mineral List:
  		•  Allophane
  		• Arseniosiderite
  		• Arsenopyrite
  		• 'Axinite'
  		• Bayldonite
  		• Carminite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• Chalcopyrite
  		• Corundum
  		• Feruvite
  		• Fluorite
  		• 'Garnet Group'
  		• Hedenbergite
  		• Hedleyite
  		• Hemimorphite
  		• Hydrocalumite
  		• Karibibite
  		• Limonite
  		• Margarite
  		• Meneghinite
  		• Parasymplesite (TL)
  		• Pyrite
  		• Pyromorphite
  		• Pyrophanite
  		• Quartz
  		• Rhodonite
  		• Scarbroite
  		• Schneiderhöhnite
  		• Scorodite
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Spinel
  		• Symplesite
  		• Tellurobismuthite
  		• Vesuvianite
  		• Wollastonite


    35 entries listed. 32 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    Japan
     
    • Kyushu Island
      • Oita prefecture
        • Kiura mine (Shin-Kiura mine; Kiura emery mine)
    Japan
     
    • Kyushu Island
      • Oita prefecture
        • Kiura mine (Shin-Kiura mine; Kiura emery mine)

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