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Borcarite from
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan


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Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
09571550017272730035237.jpg
Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
07331720017371121457917.jpg
Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
09766300017371121452693.jpg
Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
09571550017272730035237.jpg
Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
09766300017371121452693.jpg
Borcarite

Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Borcarite
Formula:Ca4Mg(B4O6(OH)6)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Numanoite7
Calcite1
Nifontovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Borcarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fuka mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154565
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154565:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Kusachi, Isao, Takechi, Yasushi, Henmi, Chiyoko, Kobayashi, Shoichi (1997) Borcarite from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Journal, 19 (3) 115-122 doi:10.2465/minerj.19.115
Kusachi, Isao, Kobayashi, Shoichi, Tanabe, Mitsuo, Kishi, Shigetomo, Yamakawa, Junji (2004) Inyoite from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 99 (2) 67-71 doi:10.2465/jmps.99.67
Takada, Masayuki, Kusachi, Isao, Kishi, Shigetomo, Tanabe, Mitsuo, Yasuda, Takashi (2006) A crystalline form of borcarite from the Fuka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 101 (6) 285-288 doi:10.2465/jmps.060222
 
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