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Quartz from
Neichi mine, Kamineichi, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:(in hydrothermal quartz vein in skarn, not the dolomite marble)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Neichi mine, Kamineichi, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:521032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:521032:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘTanohata mine, Tanohata, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMatsumaezawa pit, Tanohata mine, Tanohata, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘIwate mine, Iwaizumi, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘKamaishi mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘNoda-Tamagawa mine, Noda, Kunohe-gun, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘSakihama pegmatite, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘJishakuyama orebody, Akagane mine, Esashi ward, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘAkagane mine, Esashi ward, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘMatsuiwa mine (Kohoku mine), Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
87.6km (54.5 miles) ⓘMatsuo mine, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
References
(n.d.) Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection, Geological Survey of Japan.
Watanabe et al (1963) Kotoite, Mg3(BO3)2, from the Neichi mine, Iwate prefecture, Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, series B, 39, 164-169.
 
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