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Albite from
Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sugilite11 photos of Albite associated with Sugilite at this locality.
Aegirine10 photos of Albite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Katayamalite6 photos of Albite associated with Katayamalite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68973
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68973:7
GUID (UUID V4):aa599935-c5b5-4906-abc4-c3a32b74ba76
Localities for Albite in this Region
Mount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Mount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
45.5km (28.3 miles) Mt Takanawa (Takanawa-yama), Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
47.9km (29.8 miles) Besshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
78.4km (48.7 miles) Ananai mine, Nankoku city, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
98.2km (61.0 miles) Mt Ohsa (Ohsayama; Osayama), Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that although the type-locality is Iwagi Island, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, by far the world’s largest deposit...1994; Geiger 2009). The discovery of sugilite in Japan dates back to 1944 when Professor Sugi and a colleague... parts of the host rock. It is associated with albite, allanite, aegirine, andradite, apatite, pectolite... Figure 2. Pale yellow-brown sugilite in white albite, intermixed with white katayamalite and white pectolite... from the type-locality: Iwagi Island, Inland Sea, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Excalibur Mineral Company
Catalog/List
Korea, as well as extensive private collections in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States...1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/2in 2038 $1,000 - 1,200 2039 ALBITE VAR. CLEAVELANDITE WITH MUSCOVITE MICA Minas Gerais...at the base, capped with glistening, colorless albite, a plaglioclase feldspar, in the variety known...DIAMOND PENDANT Coscuez, La Peña Blancas Muzo Mining District, Columbia Of large size for the species, this...TRAPICHE EMERALD Coscuez, La Peña Blancas Muzo Mining District, Columbia Trapiche emeralds are in a class by
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Utah, U.S.A., who found the first braunite. Mount Ochi, Karystos, Greece. Reinecke, T. et al. (1991): Neues...(1989): Mineral. J. 14, 279. Flores mine, Huanuni District, Oruru, Bolivia. Agardite-(La) (La,Ca)Cu¢(AsO4)3(OH)6°3H20...discovery locality, at the Akagané mine, Iwate, Japan. Nambu, M. (1961) In MacKay, A.L. (1962): Mineral...locality, at Akatore Creek, eastern Otago, South Island, New Zealand. H.H. Khoo In Read, P.B. & Reay, A...Puziewicz, J. (1995): Am. Mineral. 80, |328. A sae Albite Algodonite NaAlSi3Og, tric., Cl. Forms series
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color Sunstone Labradorite Orthoclase Microcline Albite Bytownite Lapis lazuli Jewels of ancient Egypt...Sodalite India Sapphire Tanzanite Aquamarine Japan Tourmaline Turquoise China Tanzania Garnet Ruby...known as the Statue of Liberty, stands on Liberty Island, New York, US. It was designed by French sculptor...Poseidon, makes the god’s identity coast of the Greek island Euboea, debatable, although most scholars in the...brownish black | Locations Spain, South America, US, Japan, Italy, Norway, Greece, Slovakia Crystals with
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/3-FeO(OH,Cl), E Tet. Brown. Akagane mine, Iwate, Japan. H=?, Dm=3.0, D(.= 3.6, IVF 04. Nambu, 1961. Min... Alcatore Creek, Eastern Otago, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. H= 6, Djj4= 3.48, D(,= 3.47, VHIE...60(1975), 161 (Abst.). Ivanitskii et ah, 1973. Albite, NaAlSigOg, 0 Trie. Vitreous/pearly white, bluish...Trie. Earthy yellow. Temple Rock, Utah, USA, and. Island Mt., Trinity Co., California, USA. H=?, Djjj=?...Resinous/vitreous white. Fujioka, Tatarazawa, Sanbagawa, Gunma, Japan. H=?, Dj44=2.29, D(.= 2.24, VHIF 11. Hori et ah
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discussion of diamonds; and Ms. Alberico of the Japan International Trade Organiza- pensable to the realization...measures. Other units of mass are used locally. In “Japan the 18.75-carat mumme (3.75 grams) is used for cultured...lens-shaped, either round or elon- gated. The island fauna and flora and mythological scenes were the...everywhere in the Far East (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan) and even in Europe (by Asian immigrants) using...200,000 in Korea, lapidaries. Other centers are Japan (at Kofu, near Fujiyama), Taiwan, and Colombia;
 
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