Wakasa Mine, Oi-cho-Hongo, Oi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types | |
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Wakasa Mine | Mine |
Oi-cho-Hongo | - not defined - |
Oi District | District |
Fukui Prefecture | Prefecture |
Japan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 29' North , 135° 37' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
28736
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28736:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e790862b-67cc-4357-b0db-9eefc9141f53
Name(s) in local language(s):
若狭鉱山, 福井県 大飯郡 おおい町 本郷
Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 22:113. An open cut nickel mine owned by Mori Kogyo Co. (Also mined for siliceous rock for manufacture of silica brick - with 5 million tons reserves it was the largest such deposit in Japan.)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Deweylite' Formula: Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
ⓘ 'Garnierite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Unclassified | |||
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ⓘ | 'Deweylite' | - | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
ⓘ | 'Garnierite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
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