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Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan

Ikunolite
Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan

Photo: Knut Eldjarn
Latitude: 36°38'0"N
Longitude: 139°26'40"E
Historic copper mine discovered in 1609. Old labels may use the obsolete locality name "Shimotsuke province".

References

- Dana 6:A3:44
- Dana 7:II:745.
- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.

External Links

- http://home.f01.itscom.net/spiral/ashio/ashio01.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashio_copper_mine

Mineral List

Ajoite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Bismoclite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bolivarite
Bornite
Calcite
Canfieldite
Cannonite
Cassiterite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Cobaltkoritnigite
Copper
Covellite
Cuprite
Djurleite
Ferberite
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
Galena
Gold
Ikunolite
Koechlinite
Laitakarite
Laumontite
Ludlamite
Malachite
Marcasite
Mawsonite
Muscovite
var: Sericite

Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
Rucklidgeite
Scheelite
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
Stannite
Stannoidite
Stibnite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Vivianite
Wavellite
Wittichenite
Wolframite
Zavaritskite


54 entries listed. 50 valid minerals.

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