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Sado mine, Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Latitude: 38°2'15"N
Longitude: 138°15'40"E
Ancient gold-silver mine, worked intermittently from 1601 until 1974. It also worked a seaside placer deposit. Famous as a place political prisoners were sent to work during the Shogun era.

References

- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.

Mineral List

Acanthite
Baryte
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum
Jalpaite
'K Feldspar
var: Adularia'

Marcasite
Mckinstryite
Pearceite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Chalcedony

Sphalerite


17 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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