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Mt Uzumine, Fukushima Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Ref.: Sanbonsugi, M. (1953) On the granite-pegmatite deposits, occurring in the western margin of the Abukuma Mountains, and its relation to the geological structure. Sci. Rep. Fukushima University: 2: 1-26 (in Japanese).

Ogura, Y. (1958) Utilization of pegmatites: on the granitic rocks and pegmatites in the Uzumine district, Fukushima prefecture. Rep. Resour. Res. Inst.: 43: 1-23 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Matsubara, H. (1959) Geology and pegmatite in the district surrounding Mt. Uzumine, Fukushima Prefecture (one of the investigations of the uranium-thorium resources of Japan). Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan: 10: 191-200 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Sanbonsugi, M. (1964) Geology and pegmatitic ore deposits of the Uzumine mountain, Fukishima Pref., Japan. Sc. Rep. Fukushima University: 13: 12-34.

Tanaka, H. and Ochiai, K. (1989) Granitic rocks accompanied with pegmatites containing rare element minerals in the Uzumine area, central Abukuma Mountains. Journal Japan Association Mineral., Petrol., Econ. Geol.: 84: 460-470 (in Japanese with English abstract).

Area of feldspar mines. (NB: The "mine" in Uzumine is part of the name, and not related to the english word "mine".) The dubious species uduminelite is named for this locale, although with a variant orthography no longer much used.




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Mineral List:
  • Albite
  • Allanite-(Ce)
  • Almandine
  • Andalusite
  • Beryl
  • Biotite
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Columbite-(Fe)
  • Corundum
  • Dravite
  • Euxenite-(Y)
  • Ilmenite
  • Magnetite
  • Microcline
  • 'Monazite'
  • Monazite-(Ce)
  • Muscovite
  • 'Perthite'
  • Pseudobrookite
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
    var: Ilmenorutile
       var: Niobian Rutile
  • Schorl
  • Sillimanite
  • Thorite
  • Uduminelite
  • Xenotime-(Y)
  • Zircon


    28 entries listed. 22 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
          • Mt Uzumine
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
          • Mt Uzumine

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