| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Potential for Base and Precious To Metal Deposits in Japan 2020) Antonio ARRIBAS and Toshio MIZUTA Faculty...Sciences, Akita University, Akita, Japan Abstract There are no known porphyry copper deposits in Japan. Attempts...latter option. In this article, we focus on Akita Prefecture and the surrounding areas and consider the...Honshu and that it serves as a proxy for Japan in general. Akita is rich in mineralization styles and deposits...active vein mine, closed in 1978. Kuroko deposits, the main source of metal production in Akita in the 20th | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Charlottesville] at 12:13 03 August 2012 from Japan Part 4: The University of Tokyo (Wakabayashi)...Figure 1. Map of Japan, by William Besse. 188 ROCKS & MINERALS F or my last “News from Japan” article, I...Petrov to be coauthor. Alfredo regularly travels to Japan for the Osaka and Tokyo mineral shows and to lead...host to two of the largest matsuri (festivals) in Japan. During the entire month of July the ancient capital...of the dead, one of the most important events in Japan. Many of the temples in Kyoto have special ceremonies | | | Report (issue) | mineral col lector, was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on August 30, 1874. Soon after his graduation...engineer at the Arakawa Mine, Akita Prefecture. In 1909, he was promoted to Director of the Mine and held....then that of the Director of the Yoshioka Mine, Okayama Prefecture, for about seven years altogether. He...technology in the first half of this century in Japan. He retired from the Advisory Board of the Mitsu...such volumes as " Beiträge zur Mineralogie von. Japan ", Neue Folge I and II (T. Ito, 1937), " Japanese | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 12:18 03 August 2012 from Japan Part 2: The Wada Mineral Collection, Ikuno Mine, Rainbow Garnet, and Mineral...Mineral Dealers in Japan JOHN RAKOVAN Department of Geology Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 rakovajf@muohio...and Kyoto is swollen with visitors from all over Japan as well as abroad. A favorite activity for the locals...people in Japan) on the day of our ohanami party. Along with the ephemeral sakura, springtime in Japan also...preeminent collections of Japanese minerals in Japan. These are the Wada (later to become part of the | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | University] at 05:52 29 January 2015 FRENCH CREEK IRON MINE, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA M any minerals described...azurite, malachite, aurichalcite, brochantite, linarite, atacamite, cuprite, and native copper, to name...specimens. One such locality is the French Creek iron mine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, an occurrence worthy...of chalcopyrite crystals from the Old Lurzenbach mine, Gosenbach, Siegen, Germany. Jack Halpern specimen...(for example, the copper mines of the Ducktown district, Tennessee), chalcopyrite in good crystallized | | | Book (edition) | Krenner's, and new face. OF MINERALS OF JAPAN BY TSUNASHIRO WADA ...alogy, like most other sciences, has developed in Japan. Mineralogy was first taught here in 1873 by a German...crystallised and of high known minerals from Japan are stibnite, in crystals most gigantic and splendid...metallic found in abundance. sul- In fact Japan seems to be an instance of remarkable richness in...prepare a paper devoted to the miner- alogy of Japan. In the following pages, which have been written | | | Book | characteristic such as the “Japan-Law” twinned rock crystals from Japan. Even though most of the classic...notable example in this category is the Nuristan District of Afghanistan, which over the past 10 years has...Localities of Asia Japan The Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Iyo Province, Ehime Prefecture, Island of Shikoku...Shikoku Ashio Mine, Shimotsuke Province, Tochigi Prefecture, Honshu The Ani and Arakawa Mines, Ugo Province... Akita Prefecture, Honshu The Obira Mine, Bungo Province, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu; The Toroku Mine, Hyuga | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | SCIENTIFIC PAPERS PUBLISHED IN JAPAN, Edited by the Abstracting Committee, Japan Association of Mineralogical...Munakataite, a new mineral from the Kato mine, Fukuoka, Japan. J. Mineral. Petrol. Sci., 103, 327-332...Au ore minerals in the Kato mine, Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is monoclinic with the...a member of the linarite- chenite group, and it is the first selenite mineral in Japan, corresponding...OH), a new mineral from the Ananai mine, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. J. Mineral. Petrol. Sci., 103, 400-406 | | | Catalog/List | crystalised. Quartz. 2xlf". £9.00. 4. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, N.S. WalSS, Australia. Very fine sharp... ATACAMITE. Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Choice, bright green, radiated "stars"... £8. DO. 11. 12. 13. 14. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gi~a Co., Ari~o~a, U.S.A. Specimen A - Select,...attractive specimen. 2txltxlt". £4.50. AZURITE. Bou Sko~r Mine, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Specimen ~ - A choice group...Barytes matrix. 2tx2-txlt". £7.00. BARYTES. wetgrove Mine, Wensleydale, Yorkshire. Specimen A - Lustrous, | | | Journal (issue) | C. van Loon. Diary of Events 4 2 6 Llywernog Mine and Museum S.J.S. Hughes. ADVERTISING Peter Briscoe...Great Consols. Sculls in Devon Great Consols copper mine supporting the hanging wall of the lode. When copper...subsequent extraction of this sulphide from the mine, the lower levels remained untouched, since most...arsenopyrite in the deeper, flooded parts of the mine. P h o t o : R.H. Bird A.R.P.S. U.K. JOURNAL OF...about 20mm f r o m Nentsberry Haggs Mine. The locality i n the mine (Admiralty Flats), which has produced | | | Book | Curator, National Science University Museum, Tokyo, JAPAN Ye CHARLES KEY, dealer, St. Petersburg, Florida...of the chosen axinite, alexandrite, barite, and linarite unfeasible. A few colored minerals—dioptase (dark...stood atop the “mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells...Cullinan in honor of the superintendent of the Premier Mine in which it had been found, it was sold to the Transvaal | | | Book | Curator, National Science University Museum, Tokyo, JAPAN ¥& CHARLES KEY, dealer, St. Petersburg, Florida...of the chosen axinite, alexandrite, barite, and linarite unfeasible. A few colored minerals—dioptase (dark...stood atop the “mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells...Cullinan in honor of the superintendent of the Premier Mine in which it had been found, it was sold to the | | | Book | periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26x 16 cm 22...14. cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1x 1 om Acicular These minerals...hematite with iridescent limonite coating, Parcocha Mine, Bilbao, Spain * 19 x 19 x 16 cm Goethite, Tintic...tree branches in one or more directions. Drusy linarite, Bingham, New Mexico, USA * 9 x 7.5 x 2 cm Arborescent | | | Book | Curator, National Science University Museum, Tokyo, JAPAN ^ CHARLES KEY, dealer, St. Petersburg, Florida,...of the chosen axinite, alexandrite, barite, and linarite unfeasible. A few colored minerals—dioptase (dark...stood atop the "mother” mass of blue-colored rock. A mine was started and a shaft was sunk into the rock....crystal, still imbedded in the country rock, to the mine manager, Mr. F. Wells. With his pocketknife Wells...Cullinan in honor of the superintendent of the Premier Mine in which it had been found, it was sold to the Transvaal | | | Book (edition) | MINE andtheir LOCALITIES JAN H. BERNARD AND JAROSLAV HYRSL INERALS DESCRIBED SINCE 2004 MINERALS...dist., China Fluomatromicrolite, x 25111111, Naipa mine, Mozambique Daliranite, 5111111, Zarshouran Au-As...Domafov, Czech Rep. Juangodoyite, 60111111, Santa Rosa mine, Chile Back cover photo: Ho/fertile on hematite...piment pseudomo,phs after realga,; 75 mm, Palomo mine, Pen, Page 3: Stepite on arsenic, 45 111111,Jachymov...province prefecture county departement departamento district municipio | | | Book | museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...quartz is virtually universal; Dauphine, Brazil and Japan twins are the most common types and twinning in...over its beer: to go underground in a non-working mine is sheer folly unless you are accompanied by someone...(preferably several people) who really knows the mine. Before venturing into the field serious collectors...really is a matter of life or death when you are in a mine - only a plan will show where water on the floor | | | Book | A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular These minerals...branches in one or more directions. br Drusy linarite, Bingham, New Mexico, USA * 9x 75 x 2.cm Arborescent...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm | | | Book (edition) | Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...ye ty a ara id (ean ® “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet ...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely | | | Book (edition) | Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County;...lode, Summit County, and in the Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia; | | | Book | learn. Copper is mined from this large open-pit mine at Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Bisbee is one of the world’s...you are at the right place — the working face of a mine is a noisy dusty scene and tiny specimens only...allowed into a working mine. The collector will usually do best by prospecting the mine dumps or keeping...Herodsfoot mine, chalcocite from mines in the Redruth area and cuprite from the Phoenix mine. Calcite... the origin of a specimen, pinpointing the mine from whichit came. even Realgar (Was hington, | | | Book | Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets...of crystallized gold occurred in the Jamestow n mine. California, USA, where a cavity, which yielded | | | Book | Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Genaro Mine in Huancavelica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...Dorado, California, US.A. Gold, 68 mm, Eagle's Nest Mine, California, US.A. Gold gold on it. Typical aggregates...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...mm (4 5/i6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets | | | Book (edition) | 10 Transpose illustrations for AXINITE, Hyuga, Japan (12, column 1) and AZURITE, Concepcion del Oro,...Vesuvius, Italy (12, column 2) and SEMSEYITE, Julcani mine, Huancavelica, Peru (#3, column 2). Color, page...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuernrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...Pelican Dives rnine , Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise...Canada, Scotland, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, and New Zealand (nephrite). BEST REF. IN ENGLISH: | | | Book (edition) | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...(municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms...Mineralogical Abstracts MJJ - Mineralogical Journal of Japan MM - Mineralogical Magazine MP - Mineralogy and...Rice, Dolores co., both Colorado, at the Questa mine, Taos co., New 1994. Abernathyite K2[(UOJ 2l(AsO_J2]•6HzO...Harding Co .. South Dakota. and at the Fuemrole No2 mine, Emery co .. Utah. Also at Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald | | | Journal (volume) | Mexico. Eight-sided crystals from the Traversella mine, Piedmont, Italy. .&. crystals. It can also be...available. The main source was once the Kongsberg Mine in Norway, but this closed in 1956. Man has, however...Clear crystals of anglesite on galena found in a mine near Cagliari, Sardinia. ► Anglesite crystals on...the mineral can be found in the Derbyshire Peak District, especially in the regions surrounding the towns...finest autunite crystals come from the Daybreak Mine, near Spokane in Washington State. In addition, |
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