| Locality type: | Mining District |
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| Species: | Hydroxylellestadite |
| Formula: | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Doshinkubo ore body. |
| Habit: | Anhedral, cleavable aggregates up to 100 kg. Individual cleavage pieces are up to 2 cm along the c axis |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hydroxylellestadite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 58225 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:58225:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7e7460ed-a0cd-413a-ace8-98ae45478e43 |
| Localities for Hydroxylellestadite in this Region |
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| Daikoku deposit, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Doushinkubo, Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| References |
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Harda, K., Nagashima, K., Nakao, K., Kato, A. (1971) Hydroxylellestadite, a new apatite from Chichibu Mine, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. American Mineralogist: 56: 1507-1518 Am.Min.:67:90 (1982) |
Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan